Mary Fagan Explained

Lady Mary Fagan
Office:Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire
Term Start:28 March 1994
Term End:11 September 2014
Predecessor:James Walter Scott
Successor:Nigel Atkinson
Birth Name:Florence Mary Vere-Laurie
Birth Date:11 September 1939
Birth Place:Nottinghamshire, England
Spouse:Christopher Tarleton Feltrim Fagan (1960–present)
Nationality:British
Rank:Honorary Rear Admiral
Branch:Royal Naval Reserve
Awards:Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter
Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Dame of the Order of St John
Service Medal of the Order of St John with two gold bars

Lady Florence Mary Fagan, (born 11 September 1939) is a former Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire, who served from 1994 until her retirement on 11 September 2014.[1]

Early life and family

Fagan was born at Gonalston Hall, Nottinghamshire, England. Fagan's parents were Lt. Col. George Haliburton Foster Peel Vere-Laurie and Caroline Judith Francklin.[2]

She was married on 21 October 1960 to Captain Christopher Tarleton Feltrim Fagan, son of Christopher Frederick Feltrim Fagan and Helen Maud Tarleton,[3] with whom she has had two sons: Christopher Hugh Tarleton Feltrim Fagan (died in a motor car accident in 1987) and James Tarleton Feltrim Fagan.

Charitable and public service

Lady Mary is chair of trustees of the Countess of Brecknock Hospice Trust. She is also a trustee of the Overlord Embroidery Trust, The Edwina Mountbatten and Leonora Children's Foundation, and Winchester Cathedral Trust.[4]

She served as Chancellor of the University of Winchester from 2006 to 2014.

Honours

In the 2009 Birthday Honours, she was appointed a Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (DCVO), and thereby granted the title dame. She was appointed a Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter (LG) on 23 April 2018, and thereby granted the title lady.[5] She is also a Dame of the Order of St John.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www3.hants.gov.uk/lieutenancy Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire website
  2. Mosley, Charles, editor (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage Ltd.
  3. Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (1976). Burke's Irish Family Records. London, U.K.: Burkes Peerage Ltd.
  4. Web site: The Countess Of Brecknock Hospice Trust. Charity Commission.
  5. Web site: Appointments to the Order of the Garter . 23 April 2018 . The Royal Family . 23 April 2018.
  6. https://hampshirearchivestrust.co.uk/patrons/lady-mary-fagan-lg-dcvo-vice-president