Nina Douglas-Hamilton, Duchess of Hamilton
Her Grace The Duchess of Hamilton | |
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Born | Nina Mary Benita Poore 13 May 1878 , England |
Died | 12 January 1951 | (aged 72)
Spouse | |
Children | Lord Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton Lord David Douglas-Hamilton Lady Mairi Nina Douglas-Hamilton |
Parent(s) | Major Robert Poore Juliana Benita Lowry-Corry |
Nina Mary Benita Douglas-Hamilton, Duchess of Hamilton (née Nina Mary Benita Poore; 13 May 1878 – 12 January 1951) was a Scottish peeress of English birth and animal rights activist.
Early life
Douglas-Hamilton was born on 13 May 1878 in Nether Wallop, Hampshire. She was the youngest daughter[1] of Major Robert Poore and Juliana Benita Lowry-Corry; her mother was a daughter of Rear Admiral Armar Lowry Corry.[2]
Personal life
Three years after her brother, Major Robert Poore, married Flora Douglas-Hamilton, on 4 December 1901 Nina married Flora's brother Alfred Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton, at the parish church of Newton Tony, Wiltshire, not far from her parents' home at Winterslow.[1] Together, they were the parents of four sons and three daughters:
- Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton
- Lady Jean Douglas-Hamilton
- George Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk
- Lady Margaret Douglas-Hamilton
- Lord Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton
- Lord David Douglas-Hamilton
- Lady Mairi Nina Douglas-Hamilton
Douglas-Hamilton refused to be operated on for a throat condition due to her opinions on medical research, and when the condition worsened, she refused antibiotics. The condition led to her death on 12 January 1951, at her London house. The funeral service was held in Salisbury Cathedral and the burial was at Berwick St John, near Shaftesbury.[2]
Philanthropy
Douglas-Hamilton was very proud of her father's work in helping agricultural labourers at Winterslow and was philanthropic towards the group, but kept her gifts secret from all but the recipients. Another gift was sufficient to completely equip and furnish a home for nurses at Bo'ness, West Lothian.[2]
She was a co-founder in 1903 of the
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Notes
- ^ a b "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36630. London. 5 December 1901. col a, p. 6. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/47021. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ ISBN 9781576071014. Retrieved 2 August 2023 – via books.google.com.
- ^ McSmith, Andy; Correspondent, Chief Political (12 June 1999). "Press dynasty is coming home from exile to a '£6m' mansion". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ Feeney-Hart, Alison (12 October 2013). "The little-told story of the massive WWII pet cull". BBC News. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
External links
- The Duchess Nina Institute – Hamilton Observer, 1 October 1910
- Marek, Miroslav. "hamilton/hamilton20.html". Genealogy.EU.