Person Open DS/UK/2808 Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood; Hariot (5 February 1843-25 October 1936); Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava; British peeress, writer and healthcare advocate Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood Hariot 5 February 1843-25 October 1936 British peeress, writer and healthcare advocate Female (cisgender) Hariot Georgina Rowan-Hamilton Killyleagh, Northern Ireland (born)

British Nobility | Peer White No known disability No known religious affiliation Daughter of Archibald Hamilton-Rowan of Killyleagh Castle Great-granddaughter of Archibald Hamilton Rowan (United Irishmen patriot) and General George (Irish nationalist) Spouse of Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava Heterosexual Hariot Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava VA CI DBE was a British peeress, known for her success in the role of "diplomatic wife," and for leading an initiative to improve medical care for women in British India. Lady Dufferin went with her husband to India in 1884 when he was appointed as the country's viceroy. Prior to her departure, she was asked by Queen Victoria to initiate a plan to improve the situation for women in India in illness and in child-bearing. She established a fund - the National Association for supplying Female Medical Aid to the Women of India (known as the Countess of Dufferin Fund). When the Earl's term in India ended in 1888, they travelled back to their home at Clandeboye in Northern Ireland and her husband was elevated in the peerage as the Marquess of Dufferin and Ava that same year. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hariot_Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood,_Marchioness_of_Dufferin_and_Ava (2023) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbryony 10/29/2012 RAHAKirkbride 7/19/2023 5cd63abd-be45-44c0-9e78-79e46fa593b0