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Signatories To The Ladies' Petition For The Establishment Of The Foundling Hospital
In 1730 Thomas Coram approached aristocratic women with a petition to support the establishment of a Foundling Hospital, which he would present to King George II. The women who signed were of aristocratic backgrounds, and Coram kept a list in his pocket memorandum book, captioned 'An Exact Account when each Lady of Charity Signed their Declaration'. In several cases, he had already approached the women's husbands several years earlier, and been turned away. Their involvement is widely regarded as the gateway to wider support of his philanthropic cause. In an essay in the catalogue of an exhibition celebrating women's roles in the Foundling Hospital, Elizabeth Einberg states that: "Coram could see that securing the approval of a group of right-thinking women, of wives and dowagers at the pinnacle of society would highlight the Christian, virtuous and humanitarian aspects of such an endeavour and make it socially acceptable. In the events, it became not only that, but one of the most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Coram
Captain Thomas Coram (c. 1668 – 29 March 1751) was an English sea captain and philanthropist who created the London Foundling Hospital in Lamb's Conduit Fields, Bloomsbury, to look after abandoned children on the streets of London. It is said to be the world's first incorporated charity. Early life Thomas Coram was born in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England. His father is believed to have been a master mariner. He was sent to sea at age 11. As such, he never received a proper education. In 1694, he was settled in what is now Dighton, Massachusetts, then part of Taunton. Coram lived in Dighton for ten years, founding a shipyard there. By a deed dated 8 December 1703, he gave of land at Taunton to be used for a schoolhouse, whenever the people should desire the establishment of the Church of England. In the deed, he is described as "of Boston, sometimes residing in Taunton", and he seems to have been a shipwright. He gave some books to form a library at St. Thomas' Church, Taunton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Newport, Lady Torrington (nee Pierrepont)
Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the Netherlands, particularly in the Frisian speaking part (for example, author Anne de Vries). In this incarnation, it is related to Germanic arn-names and means 'eagle'.See entry on "Anne" in th''Behind the Name'' databaseand th"Anne"an"Ane"entries (in Dutch) in the Nederlandse Voornamenbank (Dutch First Names Database) of the Meertens Instituut (23 October 2018). It has also been used for males in France (Anne de Montmorency) and Scotland (Lord Anne Hamilton). Anne is a common name and the following lists represent a small selection. For a comprehensive list, see instead: . As a feminine name Anne * Saint Anne, Mother of the Virgin Mary * Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665–1714), Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1702–07) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Seymour, Duchess Of Somerset (1699–1754)
Frances Seymour, Countess of Hertford (''née'' Thynne; 10 May 1699 – 7 July 1754), later the Duchess of Somerset, was a British courtier and the wife of Algernon Seymour, Earl of Hertford, who became the 7th Duke of Somerset in 1748. She was also known as a poet, literary patron and woman of letters. Her great-aunt by marriage, Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea, influenced her literary development. She was also influenced by the poet Elizabeth Singer (later Rowe), with whom she became acquainted in her youth at Longleat, where she grew up. Early life She was the daughter of Henry Thynne (1675–1708) and his wife Grace, and the granddaughter of Thomas Thynne, 1st Viscount Weymouth, a distant relation of her future husband. After her father's death in 1708, Frances and her mother moved to Leweston, the home of her maternal grandfather, Sir George Strode. Marriage and issue She married Algernon Seymour, Earl of Hertford, , when she was sixteen and he was thirty. The ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PORTRAIT OF LADY ELIZABETH BRUCE
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Elizabeth Brudenell, Countess Of Cardigan (1689-1745)
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Michael Dahl, Possibly Lady Dorothy Savile, Countess Of Burlington And Countess Of Cork (1699-1758), Circa 1720, Hardwick Hall, National Trust
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Dorothy Boyle, Countess Of Burlington
Dorothy Boyle, Countess of Burlington and Countess of Cork (née Savile; 13 September 1699 – 21 September 1758) was a British noble and court official, as well as a caricaturist and portrait painter. Several of her studies and paintings were made of her daughters. Chatsworth House, which descended through her daughter Charlotte, holds a collection of 24 of her works of art. Boyle had a great interest in the arts and was a patron of David Garrick and George Frideric Handel. She was one of Queen Caroline's Ladies of the Bedchamber. Savile Row, developed at the edge of the Boyle's Burlington House estate, was named after her (based on her surname, Savile). Early life Dorothy Boyle (née Savile) was born to William Savile, 2nd Marquess of Halifax and his second wife Mary Finch, whose father was Daniel Finch, 7th Earl of Winchilsea. Boyle was a co-heiress of her father's estate. Boyle's two brothers both died when they were young. She had a sister, Mary, who wed Sackville, Earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Lee, Countess Of Lichfield
Frances Hales (died 3 February 1769), later Countess of Lichfield, was an English aristocrat and philanthropist.G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, ''The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant,'' new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 103. She was the daughter of Sir John Hales, 4th Bt, and grew up at Hales Place near Canterbury, Kent. She married George Lee, 2nd Earl of Lichfield, at a private ceremony before May 1718. They had nine children together: # Lady Charlotte Lee (d. 11 Jun 1794), who married Henry Dillon, 11th Viscount Dillon # Edward Henry Lee (d. 1742) # Charles Henry Lee (d. 1740) # Lady Mary Lee # George Henry Lee, 3rd Earl of Lichfield (21 May 1718 – 19 Sep 1772) # Lady Frances Lee (21 Jan 1721 – 29 Jan 1761), who is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Finch, 8th Earl Of Winchilsea
Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea and 3rd Earl of Nottingham (24 May 16892 August 1769), , of Burley House near Oakham in Rutland and of Eastwell Park near Ashford in Kent, was a British peer and politician. Origins Styled by the courtesy title '' Lord Finch'' until 1730, he was the eldest son and heir of Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham of Burley, by his second wife Anne Hatton, a daughter of Christopher Hatton, 1st Viscount Hatton. His father was a prominent Tory politician who had been one of the few leading Tories to actively support the Hanoverian succession. Career In 1710 he was elected (as Lord Finch and aged 21), as a Member of Parliament for Rutland and served as Comptroller of the Royal Household from 1725 to 1730. He held the seat until he succeeded to the Earldom in 1730 (necessitating his move to the House of Lords). In 1739 he supported the founding of the Foundling Hospital in London, a charity providing home and education for some of the capital's ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances, Countess Of Winchilsea And Nottingham
Frances Finch, Countess of Winchilsea and Nottingham (c.1690 – September 1734), was an English aristocrat and social reformer. Biography She was the daughter of Basil Feilding, 4th Earl of Denbigh, and his wife, the former Hester Firebrace,Mosley, Charles, editor. ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes''. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, p.1087. and was the sister of the 5th Earl. She married Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea in December 1729. They had one daughter, Charlotte, born in 1731. Few details of her life are known; however, she was notable in being one of the aristocratic women who were early supporters of Thomas Coram's efforts to establish a Foundling Hospital. She signed the Ladies' Petition which was delivered to King George II to support the establishment of the Hospital on 25 April 1730, and she is the signatory of whom least is known. This group of women not only lent their prest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juliana, Duchess Of Leeds
Juliana Colyear, Countess of Portmore ( Hele, formerly Juliana Osborne, Duchess of Leeds) ( – 20 November 1794) was an English noblewoman. She was the third wife of Peregrine Osborne, 3rd Duke of Leeds, and later the wife of Charles Colyear, 2nd Earl of Portmore, and mother of the 3rd Earl. Early life Juliana was baptised on 1 May 1706 at South Pool, Devon. She was the daughter and heiress of Roger Hele, of Newton Ferrers in Devonshire, and his wife, the former Juliana Prestwood. After his father's death, his mother married Sir Thomas Putt, 2nd Baronet. Her paternal grandparents were the former Joan Glanville (eldest daughter of Sir John Glanville) and Sampson Hele, MP for Plympton Erle and Tavistock. Personal life On 9 April 1725 she married Peregrine Osborne, ''styled'' Marquess of Carmarthen, the future duke at St Anne's Church, Soho. He was the second son, but eldest surviving, of Peregrine Osborne, 2nd Duke of Leeds, and the former Bridget Hyde. Osborne's second w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selina Hastings Countess Of Huntington Npg 4224
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