| The Right HonourableThe Lady Alington | |
|---|---|
 Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper, 1922 | |
| Born | (1902-10-03)3 October 1902 London, England |
| Died | 2 August 1936(1936-08-02) (aged 33) London, England |
| Burial place | Witchampton, East Dorset, England |
| Occupation | Socialite |
| Spouse |
Napier Sturt, 3rd Baron Alington
(m. 1928) |
| Children | Mary Anna Marten |
| Parents | |
Mary Sibell Sturt, Baroness Alington (born Lady Mary Sibell Ashley-Cooper; 3 October 1902 – 2 August 1936) was an English socialite and member of the Bright Young Things.
Biography
Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper was born in 1902 in London, the eldest daughter of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 9th Earl of Shaftesbury and Lady Constance Sibell Grosvenor. Queen Mary was her godmother.
On 27 November 1928, Lady Mary Sibell Ashley-Cooper married Napier Sturt, 3rd Baron Alington (1896–1940) at St Margaret's, Westminster. They had one daughter, Hon. Mary Anna Sibell Elizabeth Sturt (1929–2010).
Tall and athletic, Lady Alington was a champion swimmer. She was a member of the Bath Club and in 1934 won the club's swimming title.
In 1936, she died after an operation for acute appendicitis, aged 33 years old. She is buried at All Saints Churchyard, Witchampton. Her husband died of pneumonia while on active service during World War II in Cairo and is buried there.
References
- ^ "Obituary: Lady Alington". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 4 August 1936. p. 12.
- "Amusing Turns Brighten Coming-of-Age Party". The Winnipeg Tribune: 33. 16 July 1927. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003
- ^ Pine, L. G.. The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms. London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972