Lady Augusta Elizabeth Frederica Stanley (3 April 1822 – 1 March 1876), was daughter of

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and Elizabeth Oswald. She was brought up in Paris after her father died and later served as lady-in-waiting to

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. She met and married Arthur P. Stanley,

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at the home of

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in Paris. She unveiled

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statue of John Bunyan A bronze statue of John Bunyan stands on St Peter's Green, Bedford, England. The statue was sculpted by Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm, it was erected in 1874, and unveiled on 10 June of that year. The statue was commissioned by the Ninth Duke of Bedfo ...

in Bedford in 1874. Lady Augusta is buried alongside her husband in the

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. A memorial in her honour was commissioned by Queen Victoria and stands at

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Bibliography

Some of Stanley's letters are published in ''Letters of Lady Augusta Stanley: A Young Lady at Court 1849-1863'' edited by the

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and

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* 1822 births 1876 deaths British ladies-in-waiting Daughters of Scottish earls Augusta {{UK-noble-stub