Marie Freeman-Thomas, Marchioness of Willingdon

Marie Adelaide Freeman-Thomas, Marchioness of Willingdon, GBE, CI, DStJ (née Brassey; 24 March 1875 – 30 January 1960)^{[citation needed]} was a daughter of Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey.^{[citation needed]} On 20 July 1892, she married Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon (12 September 1866 – 12 August 1941), the future Governor General of Canada and Viceroy of India.^[1] They had two sons, Lieutenant Gerard Frederick Freeman-Thomas (3 May 1893 – 14 September 1914), killed, aged 21, in the First World War,^[2] and Inigo Brassey Freeman-Thomas, 2nd Marquess of Willingdon (25 July 1899 – 19 March 1979).^{[citation needed]}

This British surname is barrelled, being made up of multiple names. It should be written as Freeman-Thomas, not Thomas.

The Most Honourable The Marchioness of Willingdon GBE, CI, DStJ
Vicereine of India
In office 18 April 1931 – 18 April 1936
Monarchs	George V Edward VIII
Governor- General	The Marquess of Willingdon
Preceded by	The Viscountess Goschen (acting) The Lady Irwin
Succeeded by	The Marchioness of Linlithgow
Personal details
Born	Marie Adelaide Brassey (1875-03-24)24 March 1875
Died	30 January 1960(1960-01-30) (aged 84)
Spouse	Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon
Parents	Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey Anna Brassey, Baroness Brassey

A 1916 charity stamp for the Bombay Presidency War and Relief Fund organised by Lady Willingdon.

Honours

She was:

• Invested as an Imperial Order of the Crown of India (C.I.) in 1917^[3]
• Decorated with the Kaisar-i-Hind Gold Medal^{[citation needed]}
• Invested as a Dame of Justice, Venerable Order of Saint John (D.J.St. J.)^{[citation needed]}
• Decorated with the Order of Mercy.^[4]
• Invested as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in December 1917^[5]
• Invested as a Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) in the 1924 Birthday Honours^[6]

Legacy

• Marie Canyon on the Cowichan River, Vancouver Island, is named for her, commemorating a 1930 canoe trip from Cowichan Lake down that river to the city of Duncan, British Columbia.^[7]
• The Lady Willingdon Hospital in Lahore, Pakistan, is named after her
• The Lady Willingdon Hospital in Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India, is named after her. www.manalihospital.com