Christian Mary McEwen

Christian Mary McEwen, Lady Hesketh, OBE, DL (17 July 1929 – 7 April 2006) was a British politician, journalist and educationist.

Early years She was born on 17 July 1929 at Marchmont House in Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland. She was the only daughter of Captain Sir John Helias Finnie McEwen, MP, and his wife, Brigid Mary (née Lindley). Her brother was Rory McEwen (1932–1982), the artist. She was brought up a Roman Catholic and educated at St Mary's School, Ascot. They had three sons (a fourth son was stillborn soon after her husband's death. Robert Fermor-Hesketh (1951–1997), who was killed in a car accident John Fermor-Hesketh (1953–2008 )

After her husband's early death, which left her a widow at the age of 25 with three young sons, she took charge of the family house and estate of Easton Neston near Towcester, Northamptonshire. She had two serious motoring accidents, both on the M1 Motorway; in the second of these, in 1972, she lost an eye. and an aquamarine and diamond tiara. She was survived by her sons Alexander (the 3rd Lord Hesketh) and John.