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

Autore di My Canadian Journal 1872-1878

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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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Nome canonico
Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava, Harriot Hamilton Temple-Blackwood,
Altri nomi
Lady Dufferin
Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava
Blackwood, Harriot Georgina
Data di nascita
1843-02
Data di morte
1936-10
Sesso
female
Nazionalità
Ireland
UK
Luogo di residenza
UK
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Attività lavorative
philanthropist
diarist
peer
Relazioni
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)
Premi e riconoscimenti
Royal Order of Victoria and Albert
Order of the Crown of India
DBE (Dame Commander of the British Empire)
Breve biografia
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.
Nota di disambiguazione
Do not confuse her with Helen Selina Sheridan Blackwood, also known as Lady Dufferin, her mother-in-law.

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