Margaret Stott Bhore Explained

Margaret Stott Bhore
Honorific Suffix:OBE
Other Names:Lady Bhore
Birth Name:Margaret Wilkie Stott
Birth Date:20 June 1884
Birth Place:Dundee, Scotland, UK
Death Date:30 December 1945
Death Place:Bhopal
Occupation:Physician, missionary, philanthropist
Spouse(S):Sir Joseph William Bhore

Margaret Wilkie Bhore OBE (Stott; 20 June 1884 – 30 December 1945), also known as Lady Bhore, was a Scottish physician, missionary, and philanthropist in India. She was the wife of Indian civil servant Sir Joseph William Bhore.

Early life and education

Margaret Wilkie Stott was born on 20 June 1884 in Dundee, the daughter of Joseph Stott.[1] Her father was a cabinet maker and upholsterer.[2] She attended the Morgan Academy and earned a medical degree at St. Andrews University in Dundee in 1907.[3] [4] Her training focused on materia medica, pathology, forensic medicine, and public health.[5]

Career

Stott worked as an assistant physician in Preston for a year, then went to India in 1908, to be medical officer at the Baptist Mission Hospital in Berhampore.[6] She lived in Delhi, where she served on civic committees and charity boards for health, especially maternal and child welfare,[7] and on anti-tuberculosis efforts.[8] She worked with the YWCA and the Red Cross. She was on governing boards of the Lady Irwin College for Girls and the Lady Hardinge Medical College in Delhi. She accompanied her husband on tours and visits for his government work.[9] [10] [11] The couple represented India in the procession of carriages at the Imperial Silver Jubilee celebrations in London in 1935.[12] [13] During World War II, she was active in addressing the needs of soldiers' families in Bhopal.[14]

Lady Bhore was awarded the Delhi Durbar Medal in 1911. She was awarded the MBE in 1919, for her wartime work in Cochin.[15] She received the gold Kaisar-i-Hind Medal in 1934,[16] and was elevated to the OBE in 1944.[17]

Personal life

Margaret Stott married Indian civil servant Joseph William Bhore in 1911. They had two children.[18] She died in 1945, in Bhopal.[19] There is a Lady Bhore Urban Health and Training Centre in Bhopal, named in her memory. The actress Jiggy Bhore is her granddaughter.[20]

External links

Notes and References

  1. OBITUARY: Lady Bhore . British Medical Journal . 19 January 1946 . 1 . 4437 . 110–111 . 2057905 . 0007-1447.
  2. Book: The Dundee directory. 1885. 38. en.
  3. Book: Kabadi Waman P.. Indian Whos Who 1937-38. 1937. 94. Internet Archive.
  4. 19 January 1946. Obituary. British Medical Journal. 1. 111.
  5. Book: University of St Andrews. The St. Andrews University Calendar for the Year .... 1906. Printed and published for the Senatus Academicus by William Blackwood and Sons. 174. en.
  6. News: 1935-09-19. Lady Bhore Friend to Women of India; Went There First as Missionary. 17. The Windsor Star. 2021-11-25. Newspapers.com.
  7. Book: National Association for Supplying Medical Aid by Women to the Women of India. Annual report of the National Association for Supplying Medical Aid by Women to the Women of India. 1930. Calcutta : Govt. of India Central Publication Branch. Wellcome Library.
  8. News: 1 November 1934. Anti-Tuberculosis Conference. 8. The Bombay Chronicle. November 25, 2021. Internet Archive.
  9. News: 24 December 1932. Sir and Lady J. W. Bhore to Visit Cochin State. 1. The Bombay Chronicle. November 25, 2021. Internet Archive.
  10. News: 30 December 1932. Sir Joseph and Lady Bhore; Warm Reception at Cochin. 2. The Bombay Chronicle. November 25, 2021. Internet Archive.
  11. News: 27 August 1940. Sir Joseph Bhore in Bhopal. 2. The Bombay Chronicle. November 25, 2021. Internet Archive.
  12. Book: Home Amal. The Imperial Silver Jubilee Commemoration Volume. 1935. 108. Internet Archive.
  13. News: 1935-05-04. Order of the Processions: The Prime Ministers' Procession. 10. Evening Standard. 2021-11-25. Newspapers.com.
  14. News: 11 September 1940. For Relief of Bhopal Soldiers' Families. 9. The Bombay Chronicle. November 25, 2021. Internet Archive.
  15. News: 9 January 1919. India. 195. Supplement to the Edinburgh Gazette. November 24, 2021.
  16. News: 1 January 1934. Aga Khan and Sir T. B. Sapru Become Privy Councillors. 1. The Bombay Chronicle. November 25, 2021. Internet Archive.
  17. News: 1 January 1944. C. D. Deshmukh, N. J. Wadia, and A. P. Chief Knighted. 1. The Bombay Chronicle. November 25, 2021. Internet Archive.
  18. Book: Slater, Gilbert. Revival: Southern India (1936): Its Political and Economic Problems. 2018-01-16. Routledge. 978-1-351-34409-8. en.
  19. News: 1946-11-04. £250, a house, and 'best wishes'. 4. Evening Standard. 2021-11-25. Newspapers.com.
  20. Web site: Jiggy Bhore. 2021-11-25. IMDb.

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