Lady Maud Hoare
Maud Hoare, Viscountess Templewood, Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, DBE (née Lady Maud Lygon; 5 July 1882 – 27 December 1962), known as Lady Maud Hoare from 1909 to 1944, daughter of Frederick Lygon, 6th Earl Beauchamp, the 6th Earl Beauchamp, was the wife of Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood, Sir Samuel Hoare, and a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, DBE in her own right. She was a half-sister of William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp, the 7th Earl Beauchamp, a homosexual who became an exile having been denounced by his brother-in-law the Duke of Westminster. She married the then Samuel Hoare on 17 October 1909, four years before he succeeded to his father's baronetcy. Their marriage was childless. The following is from ''Time (magazine), Time'' dated 28 February 1927: ''"Sir Samuel Hoare, British Air Minister, and Lady Maud returned to London, last week, from a 12,000-mile round trip flight inaugurating the London-Cairo-Delhi air service (TIME, ...
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Dame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V and comprises five classes across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a knight if male or dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal, whose recipients are affiliated with, but not members of, the order. Recommendations for appointments to the Order of the British Empire were originally made on the nomination of the United Kingdom, the self-governing Dominions of the Empire (later Commonwealth) and the Viceroy of India. Nominations continue today from Commonwealth countries that participate in recommending British honours. Most Commonwealth countries ceased recommendations for appointments to the Order of the British Empire when they ...
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