Rose Paterson

Rose Emily Paterson (; 13 August 1956 – 24 June 2020) was a British business executive, fundraiser, and the chairman of Aintree Racecourse.

Early life Rose Emily Paterson was born on 13 August 1956 in Northumberland. She was the daughter of the 4th Viscount Ridley and Lady Anne Lumley (the daughter of the 11th Earl of Scarbrough). Her great-grandfather was Sir Edwin Lutyens, through his daughter Ursula, and her uncle was Nicholas Ridley, a prominent Conservative cabinet minister in the Thatcher government. Her brother, Matt Ridley, is the 5th Viscount Ridley, and she had two other siblings.

She was appointed a member of the board of stewards at the Jockey Club, owners of Aintree, in 2019.

Personal life In 1980, she married businessman and future Conservative cabinet minister Owen Paterson, son of Alfred Dobell Paterson and Cynthia M. Owen. They had two sons and a daughter. a grade II listed building since May 1953, and Hillsborough Castle when Owen was Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. She was 63. The Rose Paterson Trust was founded in her honour.