Frances Thesiger, Viscountess Chelmsford

The Viscountess Chelmsford
Portrait of the Lady Chelmsford, c. 1910
Viceregal-Consort of India
In office
14 April 1916 – 2 April 1921
MonarchGeorge V
Governor‑GeneralThe Lord Chelmsford
Preceded byThe Lady Hardinge of Penshurst
Succeeded byThe Countess of Reading
Personal details
Born(1869-03-22)22 March 1869
Mayfair, London, England
Died24 September 1957(1957-09-24) (aged 88)
Westminster, London, England
Spouse
(m. 1894)
RelationsGuest family
Lord Randolph Churchill (uncle)
Winston Churchill (cousin)
Parent(s)Ivor Guest, 1st Baron Wimborne
Lady Cornelia Spencer-Churchill

Frances Charlotte Thesiger, Viscountess Chelmsford, CI, GBE (née Guest; 22 March 1869 – 24 September 1957), styled as the Lady Chelmsford until 1921,[1] was a British aristocrat and Vicereine of India.

Born in Mayfair, London, she was the eldest daughter of wealthy industrialist Ivor Guest, 1st Baron Wimborne and Lady Cornelia Spencer-Churchill, the daughter of the 7th Duke of Marlborough. Through her mother she was a first cousin of Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill. She was made a Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire in 1917 and was also invested with the Imperial Order of the Crown of India.

  1. ^ "Thesiger, Frances Charlotte (Lady Chelsmford) | The Dictionary of Sydney". dictionaryofsydney.org. Retrieved 3 January 2024.