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Elizabeth Philippa Biddulph

1834 – 1916

English courtier, writer, temperance activist

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Lived 1834 – 1916 (aged 81–82). Elizabeth Philippa Biddulph was a British writer and temperance worker.

Elizabeth Philippa Biddulph, Baroness Biddulph (born Lady Elizabeth Yorke, later Lady Elizabeth Adeane; 15 November 1834 – January 1916) was an English humanitarian and temperance leader. She published a biography of her father, Charles Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke, and was appointed a Woman of the Bedchamber by Queen Victoria.

Early life Lady Elizabeth (nickname, "Lady Libbet") and Susan, sixth daughter of Thomas Liddell, 1st Baron Ravensworth. Until her marriage, she lived at Wimpole Hall and was her father's constant companion, sharing in his interests, political and other, including his love of the sea. Her relationships constituted a large social circle, including her mother and her mother's sisters, Lady Normanby, Lady Barrington, and Lady Bloomfield.

Personal life Lady Biddulph was a member of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert.

She died at her London home in January 1916. Burial was at the churchyard of Babraham Hall.

Selected works Charles Philip Yorke, fourth Earl of Hardwicke : a memoir by his daughter, the Lady Biddulph of Ledbury, 1910 (Text)

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Born
1834
Birth century
Died
1916
Also known as
Elizabeth Philippa Yorke, Lady Elizabeth Philippa Adeane, Lady Elizabeth Yorke, Lady Elizabeth Philippa Yorke, Lady Elizabeth Adeane, Elizabeth Biddulph
moreBaroness Biddulph, Lady Elizabeth Philippa Biddulph

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English courtier, writer, temperance activist (1834-1916)

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Elizabeth Philippa Biddulph was born in 1834.

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Elizabeth Philippa Biddulph died in 1916.

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Elizabeth Philippa Biddulph was a writer and temperance worker.

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Elizabeth Philippa Biddulph was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Elizabeth Philippa Biddulph

· Wikidata: Q26727492

· DBpedia: Elizabeth Biddulph, Baroness Biddulph

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