Sylvia Sackville, Countess De La Warr
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Sylvia Sackville, Countess De La Warr DBE (16 July 1903 - 10 June 1992) was a distinguished public servant and a former Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party
(1951–1954).
She was born as Sylvia Mary Harrison in 1904, the second daughter of William Reginald Harrison of Liverpool
. Her brother was the actor
Sir Rex Harrison
.
She was married twice:
She died in East Hampshire
, aged 88.
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
(1951–1954).
She was born as Sylvia Mary Harrison in 1904, the second daughter of William Reginald Harrison of Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
. Her brother was the actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
Sir Rex Harrison
Rex Harrison
Sir Reginald Carey “Rex” Harrison was an English actor of stage and screen. Harrison won an Academy Award and two Tony Awards.-Youth and stage career:...
.
She was married twice:
- David Maxwell Fyfe, 1st Earl of KilmuirDavid Maxwell Fyfe, 1st Earl of KilmuirDavid Patrick Maxwell Fyfe, 1st Earl of Kilmuir GCVO, PC, KC, , known as Sir David Maxwell Fyfe from 1942 to 1954 and as The Viscount Kilmuir from 1954 to 1962, was a British Conservative politician, lawyer and judge who combined an industrious and precocious legal career with political ambitions...
(1925–1967), by whom she had two daughters. - Herbrand Sackville, 9th Earl De La WarrHerbrand Sackville, 9th Earl De La WarrHerbrand Edward Dundonald Brassey Sackville, 9th Earl De La Warr, GBE, PC, DL, JP , styled Lord Buckhurst until 1915 , was a British politician. He was the first hereditary peer to join the Labour Party and became a government minister at the age of 23...
(1 March 1968 - 28 January 1976) (his death).
She died in East Hampshire
East Hampshire
East Hampshire is a local government district in Hampshire, England. Its council is based in Petersfield. Other towns are Alton, Horndean and Whitehill-Bordon....
, aged 88.