The Henson Journals

Lady Castlereagh, marchioness of Londonderry, Edith Helen Vane-Tempest-Stewart [née Chaplin]

Edith Vane-Tempest-Stewart [née Chaplin] (1878-1959; ODNB), Lady Castlereagh 1899-1915, then marchioness of Londonderry; political hostess and writer; active in the women's suffrage movement, Conservative and Unionist politics, and public and charitable organisations; drew politicians from other parties into her circle, including Ramsay MacDonald; her alleged influence upon him and her several trips to Nazi Germany with her husband made her a controversial figure.

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See also Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Lord Castlereagh, 7th marquess of Londonderry, Charles Stewart Henry