Marie Freeman-Thomas, Marchioness of Willingdon
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Marie Freeman-Thomas, Marchioness of Willingdon, GBE
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(1875 — 30 January 1960) was born as Marie Adelaide Brassey, a daughter of Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey
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On 20 July 1892, she married Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon
(born 1866 — died 1941), the future Governor General of Canada
; they had two children:
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
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(1875 — 30 January 1960) was born as Marie Adelaide Brassey, a daughter of Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey
Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey
Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey GCB, JP, DL, TD , was a British Liberal Party politician, Governor of Victoria and founder of The Naval Annual.-Background and education:...
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On 20 July 1892, she married Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon
Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon
Major Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon was a British Liberal politician and administrator who served as Governor General of Canada, the 13th since Canadian Confederation, and as Viceroy and Governor-General of India, the country's 22nd.Freeman-Thomas was born in England and...
(born 1866 — died 1941), the future Governor General of Canada
Governor General of Canada
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; they had two children:
- Lieutenant Gerard Frederick Freeman-Thomas (3 May 1893 – 14 September 1914), killed, aged 21, in the First World War
- Inigo Thomas, 2nd Marquess of Willingdon (25 July 1899 – 19 March 1979)
Honours
She was:- Invested as an Imperial Order of the Crown of India (C.I.) in 1917
- Decorated with the Kaisar-i-Hind Gold Medal
- Invested as a Dame of Justice, Venerable Order of Saint JohnVenerable Order of Saint JohnThe Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem , is a royal order of chivalry established in 1831 and found today throughout the Commonwealth of Nations, Hong Kong, Ireland and the United States of America, with the world-wide mission "to prevent and relieve sickness and...
(D.J.St. J.) - Decorated with the Order of Mercy.
- Invested as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 1917 King's Birthday Honours
- Invested as a Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) in the 1924 King's Birthday Honours
Legacy
- Marie CanyonMarie CanyonMarie Canyon is a canyon on the Cowichan River, just below Skutz Falls, on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.The canyon is named for Marie Adelaide, Viscountess Willingdon, C.I., G.B.E. , commemorating her canoe trip from Cowichan Lake down the Cowichan River to Duncan on April 7,...
on the Cowichan RiverCowichan RiverThe Cowichan River is a moderately sized river in British Columbia, Canada. It originates in Cowichan Lake, flowing east towards its end at Cowichan Bay. Its drainage basin is in size....
, Vancouver IslandVancouver IslandVancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several North American locations named after George Vancouver, the British Royal Navy officer who explored the Pacific Northwest coast of North America between 1791 and 1794...
, is named for her, commemorating a 1930 canoe trip from Cowichan Lake down that river to the city of Duncan, British ColumbiaDuncan, British ColumbiaDuncan is a city on southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.-History:The community is named after William Chalmers Duncan . He arrived in Victoria in May 1862, then in August of that year he was one of the party of a hundred settlers which Governor Douglas took to Cowichan Bay...
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