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{{short description|British peeress}} {{short description|British peeress}}
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| honorific_prefix = ] | honorific_prefix = ]
| name = The Lady Burton | name = The Lady Burton
| image = Baroness Burton (The Tatler, 1916).png | image = Baroness Burton (The Tatler, 1916).png
| caption = Lady Burton in 1916 | caption = Lady Burton in 1916
| spouse = James Evan Bruce Baillie (1859-1931; his death)<br>William Eugene Melles (d. 1953) | spouse = ] (1894-1931; his death)<br>William Eugene Melles (d. 1953)
| children = 3 | children = 3
| family = ] | family = ]
| mother = Harriett Georgina Thornewill | mother = Harriett Georgina Thornewill
| father = ] | father = ]
| birth_name = Nellie Lisa Bass
| birth_date = 27 December 1873
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1873|12|27}}
| birth_place = ], England | birth_place = ], England
| death_date = 28 May 1962
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1962|05|28|1873|12|27}}
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'''Nellie Lisa Melles, 2nd Baroness Burton''' (née '''Bass''', formerly '''Bailee'''; 27 December 1873 – 28 May 1962) was a British heiress and art collector. She succeeded her father as the second ]. '''Nellie Lisa Melles, 2nd Baroness Burton''' (née '''Bass''', formerly '''Baillie'''; 27 December 1873 – 28 May 1962) was a British heiress and art collector. She succeeded her father as the second ].


== Early life and family == == Early life and family ==
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== Adult life == == Adult life ==
In 1894, she married Colonel James Evan Bruce Baillie, of Dochfour in ], with whom she had three children.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lady Burton|url=http://chestofbooks.com/food/household/Woman-Encyclopaedia-3/Lady-Burton.html#.UmPn6vmURFI|publisher=Every Woman's Encyclopaedia}}</ref> Upon her first marriage, she received a gold ] from the ].<ref>https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6079478</ref> Her husband died in 1931. She married a second time to Major William Eugene Melles.<ref>https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp101728/nellie-lisa-nee-bass-2nd-baroness-burton</ref> Her second husband died in 1953. In 1894, she married Colonel ], of Dochfour in ], with whom she had three children.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lady Burton|url=http://chestofbooks.com/food/household/Woman-Encyclopaedia-3/Lady-Burton.html#.UmPn6vmURFI|publisher=Every Woman's Encyclopaedia}}</ref> Upon her first marriage, she received a gold ] from the ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=A SWISS OR GERMAN VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX |url=https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6079478 |website=Christie's}}</ref> Her husband died in 1931. She married a second time to Major William Eugene Melles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp101728/nellie-lisa-nee-bass-2nd-baroness-burton|title=Nellie Lisa (née Bass), 2nd Baroness Burton - National Portrait Gallery|website=www.npg.org.uk}}</ref> Her second husband died in 1953.


As her father had no sons, Lady Burton succeeded her father, as a ] by virtue of a ] from 1897,<ref name= telegraph/><ref>https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-4699379</ref> as the second Baron Burton in 1907.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp101728/nellie-lisa-nee-bass-2nd-baroness-burton|website=npg.org.uk|title=Nellie Lisa (née Bass), 2nd Baroness Burton}}</ref> She and her mother lived in ] following her father's death.<ref>{{cite web |title=Grosvenor Square: Individual Houses built before 1926 Pages 117-166 Survey of London: Volume 40, the Grosvenor Estate in Mayfair, Part 2 (The Buildings). |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol40/pt2/pp117-166 |website=British History Online |publisher=LCC 1980 |access-date=5 December 2022}}</ref> As her father had no sons, Lady Burton succeeded her father, as a ] by virtue of a ] from 1897,<ref name= telegraph/><ref>{{Cite web |title=A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD AND AMARANTH TABLE DE NUIT |url=https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-4699379 |website=Christie's}}</ref> as the second Baron Burton in 1909.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp101728/nellie-lisa-nee-bass-2nd-baroness-burton|website=npg.org.uk|title=Nellie Lisa (née Bass), 2nd Baroness Burton}}</ref> She and her mother lived in ] following her father's death.<ref>{{cite web |title=Grosvenor Square: Individual Houses built before 1926 Pages 117-166 Survey of London: Volume 40, the Grosvenor Estate in Mayfair, Part 2 (The Buildings). |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol40/pt2/pp117-166 |website=British History Online |publisher=LCC 1980 |access-date=5 December 2022}}</ref>


She was an art collector and consigned woven tapestries from 1760 and 1783 that were designed by ].<ref>https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O119605/tapestry-troy-jean-francois/</ref><ref>https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O119601/tapestry-troy-jean-francois/</ref> She also owned two sculptures, of a nymph and of cupid, designed by ].<ref>https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/person/10NJ2X</ref> She was an art collector and consigned woven tapestries from 1760 and 1783 that were designed by ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O119605/tapestry-troy-jean-francois/|title=Tapestry|date=December 25, 1760|via=Victoria & Albert Museum}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O119601/tapestry-troy-jean-francois/|title=Tapestry|date=December 25, 1783|via=Victoria & Albert Museum}}</ref> She also owned two sculptures, of a nymph and of cupid, designed by ].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/person/10NJ2X|title=Nellie Bass Melles, 2nd Baroness Burton (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection)|website=The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection}}</ref>


She sold ] to ] in 1919 and ] to the Staffordshire County Council in 1949. She sold ] to ] in 1919 and ] to the Staffordshire County Council in 1949.


Lady Burton died in 1962.<ref>https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/person/10NJ2X</ref> Her son, Brigadier George Evan Michael Baillie, was killed during ], leaving her to be succeeded to the barony by her grandson, ].<ref name= telegraph>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10106909/Lord-Burton.html|website=telegraph.co.uk|title=Obituary, Lord Burton|access-date=7 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/13107881.lord-burton-dochfour/|website=heraldscotland.com|title=Lord Burton of Dochfour|access-date=4 June 2013}}</ref> Lady Burton died in 1962.<ref name="auto"/> Her son, Brigadier George Evan Michael Baillie, was killed during ], leaving her to be succeeded to the barony by her grandson, ].<ref name= telegraph>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10106909/Lord-Burton.html|website=telegraph.co.uk|title=Obituary, Lord Burton|access-date=7 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/13107881.lord-burton-dochfour/|website=heraldscotland.com|title=Lord Burton of Dochfour|access-date=4 June 2013}}</ref>


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Revision as of 19:29, 25 December 2024

British peeress
The Right HonourableThe Lady Burton
Lady Burton in 1916
BornNellie Lisa Bass
(1873-12-27)27 December 1873
Rangemore, England
Died28 May 1962(1962-05-28) (aged 88)
Spouse(s)James Evan Bruce Baillie (1894-1931; his death)
William Eugene Melles (d. 1953)
Children3
Parents
FamilyBass family

Nellie Lisa Melles, 2nd Baroness Burton (née Bass, formerly Baillie; 27 December 1873 – 28 May 1962) was a British heiress and art collector. She succeeded her father as the second Baron Burton.

Early life and family

Lady Burton was born Nellie Lisa Bass on 27 December 1873 in Rangemore to Michael Bass, a brewer and Liberal politician, and Harriett Georgina Thronewill, an heiress of the Thornewill and Warham company. Lady Burton's grandfather, Michael Thomas Bass, served in the British Parliament. Her great-great grandfather, William Bass, founded Bass Brewery. Her father was created a baronet, of Stafford in the County of Stafford, by Queen Victoria in 1882. In 1886, he was created the first Baron Burton.

Adult life

In 1894, she married Colonel James Evan Bruce Baillie, of Dochfour in Inverness-shire, with whom she had three children. Upon her first marriage, she received a gold snuff box from the Prince George, Duke of Cambridge. Her husband died in 1931. She married a second time to Major William Eugene Melles. Her second husband died in 1953.

As her father had no sons, Lady Burton succeeded her father, as a hereditary peeress by virtue of a special remainder from 1897, as the second Baron Burton in 1909. She and her mother lived in Grosvenor Square following her father's death.

She was an art collector and consigned woven tapestries from 1760 and 1783 that were designed by Jean-François de Troy. She also owned two sculptures, of a nymph and of cupid, designed by Étienne-Maurice Falconet.

She sold Chesterfield House to Henry Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles in 1919 and Rangemore Hall to the Staffordshire County Council in 1949.

Lady Burton died in 1962. Her son, Brigadier George Evan Michael Baillie, was killed during World War II, leaving her to be succeeded to the barony by her grandson, Michael Baillie, 3rd Baron Burton.

References

  1. "Lady Burton". Every Woman's Encyclopaedia.
  2. "A SWISS OR GERMAN VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX". Christie's.
  3. "Nellie Lisa (née Bass), 2nd Baroness Burton - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk.
  4. ^ "Obituary, Lord Burton". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  5. "A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD AND AMARANTH TABLE DE NUIT". Christie's.
  6. "Nellie Lisa (née Bass), 2nd Baroness Burton". npg.org.uk.
  7. "Grosvenor Square: Individual Houses built before 1926 Pages 117-166 Survey of London: Volume 40, the Grosvenor Estate in Mayfair, Part 2 (The Buildings)". British History Online. LCC 1980. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  8. "Tapestry". December 25, 1760 – via Victoria & Albert Museum.
  9. "Tapestry". December 25, 1783 – via Victoria & Albert Museum.
  10. ^ "Nellie Bass Melles, 2nd Baroness Burton (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection)". The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection.
  11. "Lord Burton of Dochfour". heraldscotland.com. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
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