Mary Wills (philanthropist)

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Dame Mary Monica Cunliffe, Mrs. Wills, DBE, D.GSt.J (c.1861 – 2 April 1931) was a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire and Dame of Grace, Order of St John of Jerusalem.^[1] She received these honours for her philanthropy.

Early years

She was born around 1861, the daughter of Sir Philip Cunliffe-Owen and Jenny von Reitzenstein, at Kensington, London. Around 1886 she married Henry Herbert Wills; the union was apparently childless. She spent her latter years at Rockdunder, Wrington, Somerset, and it was there that she died on 2 April 1931. Her sister, Victoria Mary Louise Adelaide Cunliffe-Owen, was married to the publisher Otto Kyllmann.

External links

Biodata and will information
The Peerage.com

References

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Persondata
Name	Wills, Mary
Alternative names	Cunliffe, Mary Monica
Short description	British philanthropist
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	2 April 1931
Place of death	Rockdunder, Wrington, Somerset, England, UK

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