Katharine Macmillan, Viscountess Macmillan of Ovenden
| The Honourable Viscountess Macmillan of Ovenden DBE | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Katharine Margaret Alice Ormsby-Gore 4 January 1921 |
| Died | 22 January 2017 (aged 96) |
| Spouse(s) | Maurice Macmillan, Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden |
| Children |
Alexander Macmillan, 2nd Earl of Stockton Joshua Macmillan Adam Macmillan Rachel Macmillan David Macmillan |
| Parents |
William Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech Beatrice Gascoyne-Cecil |
Katharine Margaret Alice Macmillan, Viscountess Macmillan of Ovenden, DBE (née Ormsby-Gore; 4 January 1921 – 22 January 2017) was the daughter of the 4th Baron Harlech[1] and granddaughter of the 4th Marquess of Salisbury.
On 22 August 1942, she married Conservative politician Maurice Macmillan, making her the daughter-in-law of fellow Conservative politician Harold Macmillan, who would serve as prime minister from 1957 to 1963.
They had five children together:
- 1) Alexander Daniel Alan Macmillan, 2nd Earl of Stockton (born 1943)
- 2) Joshua Edward Andrew Macmillan (1945–1965)
- 3) The Honourable Adam Julian Robert Macmillan (1948–2016)
- 4) The Honourable Rachel Mary Georgia Macmillan (1955–1987)
- 5) The Honourable David Maurice Benjamin Macmillan (born 1957)
She was Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party in 1968 and was created a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1974. She became Viscountess Macmillan of Ovenden in February 1984 when her father-in-law, former British prime minister Harold Macmillan, accepted a peerage and was created Earl of Stockton. Her husband died the following month, so never inherited the earldom from his father.
She died on 22 January 2017.[2]
Titles
- 1938 — 1942: The Honourable Katharine Ormsby-Gore
- 1942 — 1974: The Honourable Mrs Maurice Macmillan
- 1974 — 1984: The Honourable Dame Katharine Macmillan
- 1984: The Honourable Viscountess Macmillan of Ovenden, DBE
- 1984 — 2017: The Honourable Dowager Viscountess Macmillan of Ovenden, DBE