Person Open DS/UK/3695 Hamilton; Nina Mary Benita Douglas- (1878-1951); Duchess of Hamilton and Brandon; Scottish co-founder in 1903 of the Animal Defence and Anti-Vivisection Society Hamilton Nina Mary Benita Douglas- 1878-1951 Scottish co-founder in 1903 of the Animal Defence and Anti-Vivisection Society Female (cisgender)

Nina Mary Benita Douglas-Hamilton, Duchess of Hamilton (13 May 1878 – 12 January 1951), was the co-founder in 1903 of the Animal Defence and Anti-Vivisection Society, with Lizzy Lind af Hageby, and in 1912 became a founder of the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Vivisection, which went on to become Advocates for Animals. She also ran an animal sanctuary at Ferne House in Dorset, the estate she and her husband owned. Born in 1878 in Salisbury, the Duchess was the daughter of Major Robert Poore and Juliana Benita Lowry-Corry. She married Alfred Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton in 1901, with whom she had four sons and three daughters. 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 1/7/2013 RAHAKirkbride 11/3/2022 b2843af9-a6fc-4a30-be9a-fc1c02fccc32