Dame Edith Harriet, Lady Sclater, DBE (''née'' Barttelot; 24 March 1856 – 29 March 1927) was a British philanthropist.

Early life and family

Sclater was born at Hilliers in

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into an ancient

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family. She was the second and eldest surviving daughter of Sir

Walter Barttelot Sir Walter Barttelot, 1st Baronet, (10 October 1820 – 2 February 1893) was a Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom who served as Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament for several con ...

, who was created a baronet in 1875, and Harriet Musgrave, daughter of Rev. Sir Christopher Musgrave, 9th Baronet. Edith's eldest brother was killed during the

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and her second brother, was killed in 1888 while part of the Emin Pasha Expedition in Central Africa. Further tragedy befell the family when her nephew was killed at

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in October 1918.

First World War

During the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

, she operated the Lady Sclater's Work Room and Smokes Fund, was president of the

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branch of the Prisoners of War Packing Association, president of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Families' Association at Central Hackney as well as the Salisbury Plain Pensions Committee. For these efforts she was appointed a

Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

in the

1918 New Year Honours The 1918 New Year Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were published in ''The London Gazette'' and ''The Times'' in Ja ...

Personal life

She married General Sir Henry Crichton Sclater, son of James Henry Sclater, on 12 June 1884. The union was childless. Sir Henry Crichton Sclater died on 26 September 1923. She died on 29 March 1927 of heart failure following pneumonia at her Ovington Gardens home in London. Her funeral took place on 2 April 1927 at

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References

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Imperial War Museum
Photograph of Lady Scalter
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Early life and family

First World War

Personal life

See also

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