Mary Fagan

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Lady Mary Fagan
LG DCVO JP
Dame Mary Fagan (cropped).jpg
Fagan in 2013
Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire
In office
28 March 1994 – 11 September 2014
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byJames Walter Scott
Succeeded byNigel Atkinson
Personal details
Born (1939-09-11) 11 September 1939 (age 82)
Nottinghamshire, England
Spouse(s)Christopher Tarleton Feltrim Fagan (1960-present)
ChildrenChristopher Hugh Tarleton Feltrim Fagan
James Tarleton Feltrim Fagan
Parents
  • George Haliburton Foster Peel Vere-Laurie (father)
  • Caroline Judith Francklin (mother)

Lady Florence Mary Fagan,[a] LG, DCVO, JP (born 11 September 1939) is a former Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire, who served from 1994 until her retirement on 11 September 2014.[2]

Early life and family[]

Fagan was born at Gonalston Hall, Nottinghamshire, England. Fagan's parents were Lt. Col. George Haliburton Foster Peel Vere-Laurie and Caroline Judith Francklin.[3] She was married October 21, 1960 to Captain Christopher Tarleton Feltrim Fagan, the son of Christopher Frederick Feltrim Fagan and Helen Maud Tarleton.[3][4] To their union were born two sons, Christopher Hugh Tarleton Feltrim Fagan (died in a motor car accident in 1987), and James Tarleton Feltrim Fagan.[4]

Charitable and public service[]

Lady Mary is chair of trustees of the Countess Of Brecknock Hospice Trust. She is also a trustee of the Overlord Embroidery Trust, The Edwina Mountbatten And Leonora Children's Foundation and Winchester Cathedral Trust. [5]

She also served as Chancellor of the University of Winchester from 2006 to 2014.[6]

Honours[]

Lady Mary was appointed a Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (DCVO) in the 2009 Birthday Honours (announced 13 June 2009).[7] She was appointed a Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter on 23 April 2018.[6]

Affiliations[]

  • Honorary Rear Admiral in the Royal Naval Reserve
  • Honorary Colonel, 457 Battery RA
  • Chairman of the Advisory Committee for Magistrates
  • 27 April 1998: Honorary Colonel, 78 (Fortress) Engineer Regiment (Volunteers)[8]
  • Honorary Colonel, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (Volunteers) 4th Division

Arms[]

Coat of arms of Mary Fagan
Coat of Arms of Lady Mary Fagan.svg
Notes
Lady Mary was granted a badge; a wooden carved rendition of this badge will appear above her Garter stall in St George's Chapel, in place of the usual wooden crest that appears above men's stalls.
Crest
None
Motto
Vero Nihil Verius
(lit. Nothing truer than truth)
Orders
The Order of the Garter (Appointed 2018)

Royal Victorian Order (Appointed DCVO 2009)

Banner
Garter Banner of Lady Mary Fagan.svg The banner of the Lady Mary Fagan's arms used as knight of the Garter depicted at St George's Chapel.
Symbolism
The arms are her paternal arms: the first quarter is for Laurie (containing laurel branches as a pun on the name), while the second quarter is for Vere. Fagan's motto is also taken from the Vere family, with the Latin "Vero" being a play upon the name. An alternative translation of the motto could be Nothing truer than Vere. Similarly, the boar and chapeau which will appear above her Garter stall [9] are a variation of the traditional crest of the Vere family. However, in Fagan's case, this is not a crest but rather a badge. This is evidenced by the College of Arms newsletter which states that she was granted supporters and a badge after becoming a Lady of Garter, but not a crest.[10] Furthermore, a College of Arms painting does not show her new arms with a crest.[11] The boar supporters are coherent with the boar heraldry of the Veres but are also a reference to Fagan's former position as Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire: a white boar is a symbol of Hampshire. White boar supporters also appear in the coat of arms of the University of Winchester, of which she has been Chancellor. Her position at Winchester is further reflected in the castles - upon which the boars stand - which are taken from the arms of the City of Winchester.

Notes[]

  1. ^ After appointment as a Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter (LG), she has chosen to be known as Lady Mary Fagan in lieu of the previously correct Dame Mary Fagan.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ "Lady Mary Fagan". Alastair Bruce on Twitter. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
  2. ^ Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire website Archived 2018-06-26 at the Wayback Machine, hants.gov.uk; accessed 27 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b Mosley, Charles, editor (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage Ltd.
  4. ^ a b Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (1976). Burke's Irish Family Records. London, U.K.: Burkes Peerage Ltd.
  5. ^ "The Countess Of Brecknock Hospice Trust". Charity Commission.
  6. ^ a b "Appointments to the Order of the Garter". The Royal Family. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  7. ^ "No. 59090". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 2009. p. 3.
  8. ^ "No. 55110". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 April 1998. p. 4764.
  9. ^ "Order of the Garter, the carved and gilded Royal Crowns, Coronets and Knights Crests carved by Ian Brennan".
  10. ^ "January 2019 Newsletter (No. 57) - College of Arms".
  11. ^ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lady_Mary_Fagan_Coat_of_Arms.pdf

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