Violet Milner, Viscountess Milner
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Lady Violet Georgina Milner, Viscountess Milner (née Maxse) (1872 – 1958) was an English
Edwardian society Lady and, later, editor of the political monthly, National Review
. Her father was Admiral Frederick Maxse.
She was the wife of Lord Edward Cecil, son of the British Prime Minister
Lord Salisbury
.
Lady Milner exchanged letters with the British statesman Lord Milner during his time in South Africa and alongside Violet Markham
she established the Victorian League in 1901 to promote Milner's imperial vision. After Lord Edward's death in the Great War (1918), she married Lord Milner in 1921.
She took over as National Review editor after the death of her brother Leopold Maxse
in 1932.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
Edwardian society Lady and, later, editor of the political monthly, National Review
National Review (London)
The National Review was founded in 1883 by the English writers Alfred Austin and William Courthope.It was launched as a platform for the views of the British Conservative Party, its masthead incorporating a quotation of the former Conservative Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli:Under editor Leopold...
. Her father was Admiral Frederick Maxse.
She was the wife of Lord Edward Cecil, son of the British Prime Minister
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the Head of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Parliament, to their political party and...
Lord Salisbury
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, KG, GCVO, PC , styled Lord Robert Cecil before 1865 and Viscount Cranborne from June 1865 until April 1868, was a British Conservative statesman and thrice Prime Minister, serving for a total of over 13 years...
.
Lady Milner exchanged letters with the British statesman Lord Milner during his time in South Africa and alongside Violet Markham
Violet Markham
Violet Rosa Markham CH was a writer, social reformer and administrator. She grew up near Chesterfield, the daughter of Charles Markham, part owner of the profitable Markham Collieries and Markham & Co. Engineering of Chesterfield...
she established the Victorian League in 1901 to promote Milner's imperial vision. After Lord Edward's death in the Great War (1918), she married Lord Milner in 1921.
She took over as National Review editor after the death of her brother Leopold Maxse
Leopold Maxse
Leopold James Maxse was a journalist and editor of the conservative British publication, National Review, between August 1893 and his death in January 1932...
in 1932.
See also
- The King's School, Canterbury
External links
- Maxse Family Connections from thepeerage.com
- Biographical Entry on Violet Milner at the National Archives (UK)