Lady Margaret (other)
Lady Margaret may refer to: People * Lady Margaret Fortescue (1923–2013), one of the UK's largest private landowners * Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby (1443–1509), mother of King Henry VII * Margaret French McLean, First Lady of North Carolina Other uses * "Fair Margaret and Sweet William", also known as "Lady Margaret", a traditional English ballad * Lady Margaret Boat Club, the rowing club for members of St John's College, Cambridge * Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, a constituent college of the University of Oxford * Lady Margaret School, a secondary school in Parsons Green, Fulham, London See also * Margaret, the name * Margaret Thatcher Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (; 13 October 19258 April 2013), was a British stateswoman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party (UK), Leader of th ...

Lady Margaret Fortescue
Lady Margaret Fortescue (13 December 1923 – 25 May 2013) was a British huntswoman and one of the country's richest private landowners, holding the Castle Hill, Filleigh, Castle Hill estate and of Exmoor. Early life Lady Margaret Fortescue was born on 13 December 1923 at Ebrington Manor, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, the elder daughter of Hugh Fortescue, 5th Earl Fortescue (1888–1958), and his wife, the Hon. Margaret Helen Fortescue, née Beaumont (1892–1958), the daughter of Wentworth Beaumont, 1st Viscount Allendale. She was educated at home by governesses in Castle Hill, Filleigh, Castle Hill, then at a Swiss finishing school. Career During the Second World War, Fortescue worked in London's War Office as a secretary, and living in a Belgravia flat in known as "The Hovel", as well as in Cairo. Fortescue was well known for riding side saddle. Fortescue was a fearless rider, and had several falls, and "after consulting her doctor and swallowing a few painkillers wi ...
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