Lucy Baldwin
English writer, activist, wife of PM Stanley Baldwin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lucy Baldwin, Countess Baldwin of Bewdley, GBE, DStJ (née Ridsdale; 19 June 1869 – 17 June 1945) was an English writer and activist for maternal health. From 1892 until her death in 1945, she was the wife of Stanley Baldwin, three-time Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. She was invested as a Dame of Grace, Order of Saint John of Jerusalem and a Dame Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire, and styled as Countess Baldwin of Bewdley on 8 June 1937.[1]
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The Countess Baldwin of Bewdley | |
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Born | Lucy Ridsdale (1869-06-19)19 June 1869 London, England |
Died | 17 June 1945(1945-06-17) (aged 75) Astley Hall, Worcestershire, England |
Resting place | Worcester Cathedral |
Known for | Spouse of the prime minister of the United Kingdom (1923–24; 1924–29; 1935–37) |
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Children | 7, including Oliver Ridsdale and Arthur Windham |
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