Shirley Paget, Marchioness of Anglesey

Elizabeth Shirley Vaughan Paget, Marchioness of Anglesey, DBE, LVO (née Morgan; 4 December 1924 – 21 January 2017), better known as Dame Shirley Paget, was a British public servant and writer and the daughter of novelists Charles Langbridge Morgan and Hilda Vaughan.

Career

Before marriage she worked in the Foreign Office as personal secretary to Gladwyn Jebb. She was President of the National Federation of Women's Institutes 1966-1969, a board member of the British Council 1985-1995, chairman of the Broadcasting Complaints Commission 1987-1991, and vice-chairman of the Museums and Galleries Commission 1989-1996.[1][2]

As an author she wrote The Countrywoman's Year (1960).[3]

Personal life

She married Henry Paget, 7th Marquess of Anglesey (8 October 1922 – 13 July 2013) on 16 October 1948. Upon her marriage her surname became Paget and she gained the title, Marchioness of Anglesey.

Their marriage produced five children:

Her brother, Roger Morgan, was Librarian of the House of Lords. She died in January 2017 at the age of 92.[4]

Honours

She was invested as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1977. She was invested as a Dame Commander, Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1983. She was later invested as a Lieutenant, Royal Victorian Order (LVO).

References

  1. ↑ "ANGLESEY, Dowager Marchioness of,". Who's Who. 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2016. (Subscription required (help)).
  2. ↑ "The 7th Marquis of Anglesey (obituary)". The Telegraph. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  3. ↑ The countrywoman's year. 364 pp. (Joseph: 1960); ASIN: B0000CKQ92
  4. ↑ Shirley Paget (Morgan) Anglesey DBE obituary
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