Sheila Lochhead
British prison visitor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sheila Ramsay Lochhead (née MacDonald; 7 December 1910 – 22 July 1994) was a hostess, prison visitor and writer. In 1924 her widowed father, Ramsay MacDonald, became Britain's Prime Minister. Her sister Ishbel MacDonald, became his political hostess and then Sheila took on the role. Sheila later became a prison visitor, leading the National Association of Official Prison Visitors for three years.
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Born | Sheila Ramsay MacDonald (1910-12-07)7 December 1910 Bloomsbury, London, England |
Died | 22 July 1994(1994-07-22) (aged 83) Swansea, Wales |
Resting place | Holy Trinity Church, Spynie, Morayshire, Scotland |
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Education | North London Collegiate School |
Alma mater | Somerville College, Oxford |
Occupation | Prison vistor |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse |
Andrew Lochhead (m. 1948) |
Children | 3 |
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Relatives | Malcolm MacDonald (brother) Ishbel MacDonald (sister) |
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