Class
| • | 5. The Arts, Professions, and Leaders in Public & Private Affairs | [X] |
| | 1 | Name: | Earl of Bessborough | | | Institution: | House of Lords | | | Year Elected: | 1988 | | | Class: | 5. The Arts, Professions, and Leaders in Public & Private Affairs | | | Subdivision: | 503. Administrators, Bankers and Opinion Leaders from the Public or Private Sectors | | | Residency: | International | | | Living? : |
Deceased
| | | Birth Date: | 1913 | | | Death Date: | 12/5/93 | | | | |
| 2 | Name: | Mary, Countess of Bessborough | | | Institution: | Friends of Benjamin Franklin House, London | | | Year Elected: | 1988 | | | Class: | 5. The Arts, Professions, and Leaders in Public & Private Affairs | | | Subdivision: | 503. Administrators, Bankers and Opinion Leaders from the Public or Private Sectors | | | Residency: | International | | | Living? : |
Deceased
| | | Birth Date: | 1915 | | | Death Date: | April 13, 2013 | | | | | | |
Born in 1915 in Philadelphia, Mary, Countess of Bessborough was educated in France, England and the United States. She worked in interior decoration and design in New York and during World War II worked with the French Red Cross and served as a nurse's aide in military and civilian hospitals in Florida and New York. She returned to France after the war, where she met and married the Earl of Bessborough. Lady Bessborough was involved with the Friends of Benjamin Franklin House from 1971 to her death, becoming the group's chairperson in 1983. In 1984 she was awarded the Scroll of Recognition and Appreciation for the Historic Preservation of the Benjamin Franklin House. She was also the recipient of the Martha Washington Medal of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Lady Bessborough was a patron of Task Brasil, a charitable organization working with South American street children. She died April 13, 2013, at age 98 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. | |
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