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Mary Aubrey-Fletcher | |
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  Coat of arms of the Baroness Braye | |
| Born | 28 September 1941 |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
| as a hereditary peer 19 December 1985 – 11 November 1999 | |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Parliamentary group | Conservative (1986–1999) |
Mary Penelope Aubrey-Fletcher, 8th Baroness Braye (born 28 September 1941) is an English peeress. Throughout her lifetime, she has converted her family residence, Stanford Hall,[1] into a tourist attraction.[2]
Life and career
editMary Penelope Aubrey-Fletcher was born on 28 September 1941 to Thomas Adrian Verney-Cave, later the 7th Baron Braye,[3] and Dorothea Catherine.[4][5][6]
Firstly, of course, the obvious one is finance. We need the money to help run the plaec, but we also feel that we have something here which should be shared, something which everyone should have a chance of seeing.
Aubrey-Fletcher on opening Stanford Hall to the public[2]
Aubrey-Fletcher could be American.[2]: n.pag.
Aubrey-Fletcher became a member of the House of Lords on 19 December 1985, and joined the Conservative Party on 9 April 1986.[7]
Aubrey-Fletcher was a speaker at an anti-abortion meeting, alongside David Alton, where five people were arrested when abortion rights activists stormed the meeting.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Upkeep of Stanford Hall a work of art!". Leicester Mercury. Leicester, Leicestershire, England. 29 May 1995. p. 21. Retrieved 9 July 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "2,000 Bank Holiday Visitors Expected at Stanford Hall". Coventry Telegraph. Coventry, West Midlands, England. 30 July 1960. p. 9. Retrieved 9 July 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lord Braye, 83, dies". Rugby Evening Telegraph. Rugby, Warwickshire, England. 23 December 1985. p. 23 December 1985. Retrieved 9 July 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Newspaper chief is high sheriff". Coventry Telegraph. Coventry, West Midlands, England. 17 March 1983. p. 16. Retrieved 9 July 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
The office in Northamptonshire goes to the Hon. Mary Penelope Aubrey-Fletcher, of Stanford Hall, Lutterworth, the daughter of Lord and Lady Braye.
- ^ "Court Circular—Birthdays". The Daily Telegraph. London, Greater London, England. 28 September 2013. p. 30. Retrieved 9 July 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Recent Wills". The Daily Telegraph. London, Greater London, England. 9 December 1994. p. 25. Retrieved 9 July 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baroness Braye". Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ Jester, Dave (19 January 1968). "Women in demo fury". Birmingham Mail. Birmingham, West Midlands, England. p. 15. Retrieved 9 July 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
Further reading
edit- Susan, Morris (20 April 2020). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (2019 ed.). Debrett's. p. 1835–1836. ISBN 9781999767051. Retrieved 3 July 2024.