Violet Milner, Viscountess Milner

Violet Maxse
Viscountess Milner
Violet Maxse, 1888 (age 16)
Born(1872-02-01)1 February 1872
Knightsbridge, London
Died10 October 1958(1958-10-10) (aged 86)
Hawkhurst, Kent, England
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(m. 1894; died 1918)​

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(m. 1921; died 1925)​
Children2
Parents
RelativesGen. Sir Ivor Maxse (brother)
Leopold Maxse (brother)
Alexander Hardinge (son-in-law)
The Bust of Alfred Milner
Stained Glass at Doullens Town Hall, commemorating the Doullens Conference and the Unity of Command. Lord Milner is standing, centre

Violet Georgina Milner, Viscountess Milner (née Maxse; 1 February 1872 – 10 October 1958) was an English socialite of the Victorian and Edwardian eras and, later, editor of the political monthly National Review.[1] Her father was close friends with Georges Clemenceau,[2] she married a son of Prime Minister Salisbury, Lord Edward Cecil, and after his death, Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner.

  1. ^ "Obituary: Viscountess Milner – Brilliant Talker and Hostess". The Times. 11 October 1958. p. 8.
  2. ^ "Court Circular". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 30 June 1900. p. 8.