Lady Muriel Paget
Lady Muriel Paget | |
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Lady Muriel Paget, published in 1909 | |
| Born | Muriel Evelyn Vernon Finch-Hatton 19 August 1876 Knightsbridge, London, England |
| Died | 16 June 1938 (aged 61) Marylebone, London, England |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 5 |
| Father | Murray Finch-Hatton |
| Relatives | Edward William Harcourt (grandfather) |
Lady Muriel Evelyn Vernon Paget CBE DStJ (née Finch-Hatton; 19 August 1876 – 16 June 1938) was a British philanthropist and humanitarian relief worker, initially based in London, and later in Eastern and Central Europe. She was made an OBE in 1918 and promoted to CBE in 1938. She received awards in recognition of her humanitarian work from the governments of Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Estonia, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, and Imperial Russia. In 1916 she was invested as a Dame of Grace of the Order of St John.