Lady Constance Mary Butler (26 March 1879 — 20 April 1949) was an Anglo-Irish noblewoman, yachtswoman and antiquarian. Medical volunteer work during

World War I 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 ...

led to a later career in

radiography Radiography is an imaging technique using X-rays, gamma rays, or similar ionizing radiation and non-ionizing radiation to view the internal form of an object. Applications of radiography include medical radiography ("diagnostic" and "therapeut ...

Early life and family

Constance Mary Butler was the daughter of James Butler, 3rd Marquess of Ormonde and Lady Elizabeth Harriet Grosvenor. Her grandfathers were

John Butler, 2nd Marquess of Ormonde John Butler, 2nd Marquess of Ormonde, KP (24 August 1808 – 25 September 1854) was an Irish politician and peer. Family He was the son of James Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde and Grace Louisa Staples. He married Frances Jane Paget, daughter ...

and

Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster, (13 October 1825 – 22 December 1899), styled Viscount Belgrave between 1831 and 1845, Earl Grosvenor between 1845 and 1869, and known as The Marquess of Westminster between 1869 and 1874, was an ...

. Her great-grandfather, George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland, was a member of the

Leveson-Gower family Leveson-Gower ( ), also Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, is the name of a powerful British noble family. Over time, several members of the Leveson-Gower family were made knights, baronets and peers. Hereditary titles held by the family include the duked ...

. Another great-grandfather,

Edward Paget General Sir Edward Paget (3 November 1775 – 13 May 1849) was a British Army officer. Career Born the fourth son of Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge, Edward Paget became a cornet in the 1st Regiment of Life Guards in 1792. He was Member o ...

, was the

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. Constance's older sister Beatrice married

Sir Reginald Pole-Carew Lieutenant-General Sir Reginald Pole-Carew, (1 May 1849 – 19 September 1924) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding 8th Division. Background and family Pole-Carew was the son of William Pole-Carew (1811–1888) by ...

, an officer in the British Army.

Career

Both of her parents were active in yachting,"Cowes Regatta: Some Famous Yachtswomen"
''The bystander'' (July 26, 1905): 175-176. and Lady Constance was recognized as a "keen yachtswoman" and a "wonderful swimmer.""A Keen Yachtswoman"
''Lady's Realm: An Illustrated Monthly Magazine'' (May–October 1907): 439. "Lady Ormonde and her daughter always wear, when yachting, the most severely simple and workmanlike clothes." She was also considered a beauty among the noblewomen of her generation, and what she wore (on dressier occasions than yachting) was reported in detail on society pages. She and her sister attended the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary in 1911, seated in a box set aside for "personal friends of the Queen and Queen Alexandra." During

she managed a Red Cross depot for medical and surgical supplies, and collaborated with Bishop

John Henry Bernard John Henry Bernard, PC (27 July 1860 – 29 August 1927), was an Irish Anglican clergyman. Biography Bernard was born in Raniganj, India. He was a scholar in Trinity College Dublin in 1879, graduated with a BA in mathematics in 1880. He was ele ...

on translating, editing, and publishing the Charters of

Duiske Abbey Duiske Abbey National Monument (Ireland), National Monument, also known as Graiguenamanagh Abbey, is a 13th-century Cistercian monastery situated in Graiguenamanagh, County Kilkenny in Ireland. Duiske Abbey was founded by William Marshal, 1st ...

. Later in life, Lady Constance Butler remained interested in medical work, and became an expert on radiography, heading the x-ray department at St. Andrew's Hospital in London by 1924.

Personal life

Although she and her sister could not (as women) inherit their father's title and properties, in 1898 they inherited a comfortable London house, land in

Tipperary Tipperary is the name of: Places *County Tipperary, a county in Ireland **North Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Nenagh **South Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Clonmel *Tipperary (town), County Tipperary's na ...

, and a fortune from another relative, the last Lord Lismore, whose sons died young. Lady Constance Mary Butler died in 1949, aged 70 years.

Sir Richard Carew Pole, 13th Baronet Sir John Richard Walter Reginald Carew Pole, 13th Baronet, OBE, DL (born 2 December 1938) is the present holder of the Pole baronetcy, granted to his ancestor by King Charles I in 1628. He lives at Antony House in Cornwall. He succeeded his fa ...

, of

Antony House Antony House is the name of an early 18th-century house, which today is in the ownership of the National Trust. It is located between the town of Torpoint and the village of Antony in the county of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is a Gra ...

Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...

, is her grand-nephew.Sir John Gawen Carew Pole, 12th Bt.
''The Peerage''.

References

External links

at Sandringham House, including Lady Constance,

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, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany,

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, and other notables; in the collection of the

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. *William Murphy
"Archbishop Bernard, Lady Constance Butler and the ''Charters of Duiske''"
''Ossory, Laois and Leinster'' 4(2010): 185–201. {{DEFAULTSORT:Butler, Constance 1879 births 1949 deaths British women in World War I Daughters of British marquesses