| Enid, Lady Burnham | |
| Native Name: | instead.--> |
| Office: | Girl Guide Chief Commissioner for England |
| Birth Name: | Marie Enid Robson |
| Birth Date: | 27 May 1894 |
| Birth Place: | Buenos Aires, Argentina[1] |
| Death Place: | Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England |
The Rt. Hon. Enid Lawson, Baroness Burnham CBE (née Marie Enid Robson; 27 May 1894 – 29 July 1979) served as the Girl Guide Chief Commissioner for England.[2]
She was born in Buenos Aires, the only daughter of Hugh Scott Robson, a British-Argentinian polo player,[3] and his wife, Lucy Grigg.[4] [5] She had an older brother, Noel Robson. The family moved back to England in February 1901[6] and lived with her maternal grandparents.[7] She was educated at Heathfield School in Berkshire.[2] On 28 January 1920, she married Edward Lawson, 4th Baron Burnham. They had two sons and a daughter.[8]
She was a recipient of the Silver Fish Award, the highest adult award in Girlguiding, awarded for outstanding service to Girlguiding combined with service to world Guiding.[9]
Lady Burnham was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1957.
Lord and Lady Burnham had three children:[8]
. Alix Liddell . Story of the Girl Guides 1938–1975 . Girl Guides Association . 1976 . London.
. Alix Liddell . Story of the Girl Guides 1938–1975 . Girl Guides Association . 1976 . London .