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Lady Dorothy Evelyn Macmillan GBE (28 July 1900 – 21 May 1966) was a daughter of the 9th Duke and Duchess of Devonshire and the wife of the British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan.
Family life
Born Miss Dorothy Evelyn Cavendish, she became known as Lady Dorothy from 1908, when her father succeeded to the Dukedom. In 1920 she married the Conservative politician and publisher Harold Macmillan and they remained together (despite a long-lasting affair with the Conservative politician Robert Boothby) until her death from a heart attack in 1966. They had three children:
- 1) Maurice Macmillan, Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden (1921-1984), a Conservative politician and publisher. Married The Honourable Katharine Ormsby-Gore, a daughter of the 4th Baron Harlech.
- 2) Lady Caroline Macmillan (born 1923). Married Julian Faber; five children.
- 3) Lady Catherine Macmillan (1926-1991). Married Julian Amery, later Baron Amery of Lustleigh, a Conservative politician; four children.
- 4) Sarah Macmillan (1930-1970). She was rumoured to be Lady Dorothy's daughter by Robert Boothby, but raised with her husband. She had an unhappy life, which was blighted by a drinking problem.
Brother
On 26 November 1950, her brother Edward Cavendish, the 10th Duke of Devonshire had a heart attack and was attended by John Bodkin Adams, the suspected serial killer, who was present when he died. 13 days before, Mrs Edith Alice Morrell, another patient of Adams, also died. Adams was tried in 1957 for her murder but acquitted. Home office pathologist Francis Camps linked Adams to 163 suspicious deaths in total.
Reference
- Cullen, Pamela V., "A Stranger in Blood: The Case Files on Dr John Bodkin Adams", London, Elliott & Thompson, 2006, ISBN 1-904027-19-9
| Preceded byClarissa Eden | Spouse of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1957-1963 |
Succeeded byElizabeth Douglas-Home |
External links
Sources
- Burke's Peerage
- Debrett's Peerage
- http://www.thepeerage.com
- http://www.worldroots.com