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Harriot Hamilton Temple-Blackwood, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava (1843–1936)

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(eng) Do not confuse her with Helen Selina Sheridan Blackwood, also known as Lady Dufferin, her mother-in-law.

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Gangbare naam
Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava, Harriot Hamilton Temple-Blackwood,
Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
Lady Dufferin
Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava
Blackwood, Harriot Georgina
Geboortedatum
1843-02
Overlijdensdatum
1936-10
Geslacht
female
Nationaliteit
Ireland
UK
Woonplaatsen
UK
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Beroepen
philanthropist
diarist
peer
Relaties
Marquis of Dufferin and Ava, Frederick Temple-Blackwood, (spouse)
Blackwood, Caroline (great-granddaughter)
Lowell, Ivana (great-great-granddaughter)
Mary Elizabeth Herbert, Baroness Herbert of Lea (friend)
Prijzen en onderscheidingen
Royal Order of Victoria and Albert
Order of the Crown of India
DBE (Dame Commander of the British Empire)
Korte biografie
Harriot Georgina Rowan-Hamilton married her distant cousin, the diplomat Frederick Hamilton Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, who served as Governor-General of Canada and Viceroy of India. She created the Dufferin Fund (The Countess of Dufferin's Fund for Supplying Medical Aid to the Women of India), which provided medical care to Indian women, assisted in the building of hospitals, and encouraged Indian women to study medicine.
Ontwarringsbericht
Do not confuse her with Helen Selina Sheridan Blackwood, also known as Lady Dufferin, her mother-in-law.

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