A Printed Portrait Of Marie Freeman-Thomas; Marchioness Of Willingdon 1929

Footnote: Marie Freeman-Thomas, Marchioness of Willingdon, GBE DStJ CI (March 24, 1875 - January 30, 1960) was born as Marie Adelaide Brassey, a daughter of Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey. On July 20, 1892, she married Major Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon GCSI GCMG GCIE GBE PC (September 12, 1866 - August 12, 1941), a British Liberal politician and administrator who served as Governor General of Canada, the 13th since Canadian Confederation (1926-1931) and as Viceroy and Governor-General of India, the country's 22nd (1931-1936). The couple had two children, Lieutenant Gerard Frederick Freeman-Thomas (May 3, 1893 - September 14, 1914, who was killed in action at the age of 21 during the First World War), and Inigo Thomas, 2nd Marquess of Willingdon (July 25, 1899 - March 19, 1979).