Edith Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Marchioness of Londonderry
The Marchioness of Londonderry | |
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Photograph of Lady Edith Vane-Tempest-Stewart, c. 1918 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edith Helen Chaplin 3 December 1878 Blankney, Lincolnshire, England |
| Died | 23 April 1959 (aged 80) Mount Stewart, County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Lady Maureen Vane-Tempest-Stewart Robin Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 8th Marquess of Londonderry Lady Margaret Vane-Tempest-Stewart Lady Helen Vane-Tempest-Stewart Lady Mairi Vane-Tempest-Stewart |
| Parent(s) | Henry Chaplin, 1st Viscount Chaplin Lady Florence Sutherland-Leveson-Gower |
Edith Helen Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Marchioness of Londonderry, DBE (née Chaplin; 3 December 1878 – 23 April 1959) was a noted and influential society hostess in the United Kingdom between World War I and World War II, a friend of the first Labour prime minister, Ramsay MacDonald. She was a noted gardener and a writer and editor of the works of others.