Lavender Patten
The Lady Patten of Barnes | |
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| Born | Mary Lavender St Leger Thornton September 19, 1944 London, England |
| Other names | Hong Kong's First Lady |
| Education | St Hilda’s College, Oxford |
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| Children | 3, including Alice Patten |
| Family | Sir Jonah Walker-Smith, grandfather Derek Walker-Smith, Baron Broxbourne, uncle |
Lavender Patten, Baroness Patten of Barnes (née Thornton; b. 19 September 1944) is the wife of Chris Patten. From 1992 to 1997 she was the final British "First Lady" of Hong Kong. During her time in Hong Kong, she patronized 67 charities and organizations. She was the author of Hong Kong Journal in 1997.