Nina Douglas-Hamilton, Duchess of Hamilton
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Nina Mary Benita Douglas-Hamilton, Duchess of Hamilton (13 May 1878 – 12 January 1951). She was born in Salisbury, the daughter of Major Robert Poore, married Alfred Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton and died in London.
She had a Princess Coronation Class steam locomotive named after her, which is on static display at the National Railway Museum
, York. The Duchess Nina Institute in the village of Quarter, near Hamilton, Scotland, was a gift to the villagers by the Duke and Duchess of Hamilton and was formally opened on 24 September 1910.
In 1912 she was a founder of the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Vivisection, which went on to become Advocates for Animals
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She had a Princess Coronation Class steam locomotive named after her, which is on static display at the National Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
The National Railway Museum is a museum in York forming part of the British National Museum of Science and Industry and telling the story of rail transport in Britain and its impact on society. It has won many awards, including the European Museum of the Year Award in 2001...
, York. The Duchess Nina Institute in the village of Quarter, near Hamilton, Scotland, was a gift to the villagers by the Duke and Duchess of Hamilton and was formally opened on 24 September 1910.
In 1912 she was a founder of the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Vivisection, which went on to become Advocates for Animals
Advocates for Animals
OneKind is a campaigning animal welfare charity based in Edinburgh and operating worldwide. The organisation works through high-profile public campaigns, political lobbying, investigations, formal research and public education....
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External links
- http://www.quarter-lanarkshire.supanet.com/duchess%20nina.htm
- http://genealogy.euweb.cz/hamilton/hamilton20.html