Lady Dorothy Macmillan
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Lady Dorothy Evelyn Macmillan GBE (28 July 1900–21 May 1966) was a daughter of the 9th Duke and Duchess of Devonshire and the wife of the British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan.
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[edit] Family Life
Born Lady Dorothy Evelyn Cavendish, she married the Conservative politician and publisher Harold Macmillan in 1920 and they remained together (despite a long-lasting affair with the Conservative politician Robert Boothby) until her death from a heart attack in 1966. They had three children:
- 1) Maurice Macmillan, Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden (1921-1984), a Conservative politician and publisher. Married The Honourable Katharine Ormsby-Gore, a daughter of the 4th Baron Harlech.
- 2) Lady Caroline Macmillan (born 1923). Married Julian Faber; five children.
- 3) Lady Catherine Macmillan (1926-1991). Married Julian Amery, later Baron Amery of Lustleigh, a Conservative politician; four children.
- 4) Lady Sarah Macmillan (1930-1970). She was rumoured to be Lady Dorothy's daughter by Robert Boothby, but raised with her husband. She had an unhappy life, which was blighted by a drinking problem.
[edit] John Bodkin Adams
On 26 November 1950, her brother Edward Cavendish, the 10th Duke of Devonshire had a heart attack whilst visiting Eastbourne. He was attended by John Bodkin Adams, the suspected serial killer, who was present when he died. The coroner was not notified as he should have been, despite the fact that the Duke had not seen a doctor in the 14 days before his death. Adams himself signed the death certificate stating that the Duke died of natural causes. 13 days before, Mrs Edith Alice Morrell, another patient of Adams, also died. Adams was tried in 1957 for her murder but acquitted. Home office pathologist Francis Camps linked Adams to 163 suspicious deaths in total.[1]
[edit] Reference
- ^ Cullen, Pamela V., "A Stranger in Blood: The Case Files on Dr John Bodkin Adams", London, Elliott & Thompson, 2006, ISBN 1-904027-19-9
[edit] External links
[edit] Sources
- Burke's Peerage
- Debrett's Peerage
- http://www.thepeerage.com
- http://www.worldroots.com
