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     Hon. Selina Polly Dawson Eccles was born on 18 January 1937.² She was the daughter of David McAdam Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles and Hon. Sybil Frances Dawson.¹ She married, firstly, Robin Andrew Duthac Carnegie, son of Major Hon. James Duthac Carnegie and Claudia Katharine Angela Blackburn, on 1 June 1962.^1,3 She and Robin Andrew Duthac Carnegie were divorced in 1969.³ She married, secondly, George John Charles Mercer Nairne Petty-FitzMaurice, 8th Marquess of Lansdowne, son of Major Lord Charles George Francis Mercer Nairne Petty-FitzMaurice and Lady Violet Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, on 22 December 1969.¹ She and George John Charles Mercer Nairne Petty-FitzMaurice, 8th Marquess of Lansdowne were divorced in 1978.¹ She died on 11 May 2019 at age 82 at Amsterdam, The Netherlands.⁴
     Hon. Selina Polly Dawson Eccles also went by the nick-name of Polly.³ From 1 June 1962, her married name became Carnegie.¹ From 22 December 1969, her married name became Mercer Nairne Petty-FitzMaurice.¹ After her marriage, Hon. Selina Polly Dawson Eccles was styled as Marchioness of Lansdowne on 22 December 1969.

     David McAdam Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles was born on 18 September 1904.³ He was the son of William C. McAdam Eccles and Anna Coralie Anstie.⁴ He married, firstly, Hon. Sybil Frances Dawson, daughter of Bertrand Edward Dawson, 1st and last Viscount Dawson of Penn and Minnie Ethel Yarrow, on 1 October 1929.³ He married, secondly, Mary Morley Crapo on 26 September 1984.³ He died on 24 February 1999 at age 94.³
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.³ He was educated at New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.³ He was with the Ministry of Economic Warfare between 1939 and 1940.³ He was Economic Advisor to the British Ambassador in Lisbon and Madrid between 1940 and 1942.³ He was with the Ministry of Production between 1942 and 1943.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Chippenham between 1943 and 1962.³ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1951.³ He held the office of Minister of Works between 1951 and 1954.³ He was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) in 1953.³ He held the office of Minister of Education between 1954 and 1957.³ He held the office of President of the Board of Trade between 1957 and 1959.³ He held the office of Minister of Education between 1959 and 1962.³ He was created 1st Baron Eccles, of Chute, co. Wilts [U.K.] on 1 August 1962.³ He was created 1st Viscount Eccles, of Chute, co. Wilts [U.K.] on 14 January 1964.⁴ He wrote the book Half-Way to Faith, published 1966.³ He was appointed Companion of Honour (C.H.)³ He wrote the book Life and Politics: A Moral Diagnosis, published 1967.³ He wrote the book On Collecting, published 1968.³ He held the office of Minister with Special Responsibility for Arts between 1970 and 1973.³ He held the office of Postmaster-General between 1970 and 1973.³ He wrote the book By Safe Hand: Letters of Sybil and David Eccles 1939-42, published 1983.³ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) in 1984.³

     Gillian Anna Morgan was the daughter of Alured Morgan.¹ She married George John Charles Mercer Nairne Petty-FitzMaurice, 8th Marquess of Lansdowne, son of Major Lord Charles George Francis Mercer Nairne Petty-FitzMaurice and Lady Violet Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, on 15 October 1978.¹ She died in 1982.¹
     She succeeded as the Marchioness of Lansdowne on 15 October 1978. From 15 October 1978, her married name became Mercer Nairne Petty-FitzMaurice.¹

     Penelope Eve Bradford was the daughter of Commander George Francis Norton Bradford.² She married, firstly, David Rolt before 1982.¹ She married, secondly, Hon. John Astor, son of Lt.-Col. John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever and Lady Violet Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, in 1982.¹ She married, thirdly, George John Charles Mercer Nairne Petty-FitzMaurice, 8th Marquess of Lansdowne, son of Major Lord Charles George Francis Mercer Nairne Petty-FitzMaurice and Lady Violet Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, on 12 July 1995.¹ She died on 31 December 2006, from cancer.³
     From before 1982, her married name became Rolt.¹ From 1982, her married name became Astor.¹ From 12 July 1995, her married name became Mercer Nairne Petty-FitzMaurice. She succeeded as the Marchioness of Lansdowne on 12 July 1995. She lived in 2003 at The Garden House, Selworthy, Somerset, England^G.²

     Commander George Francis Norton Bradford gained the rank of Commander in the Royal Navy.¹

     Hon. Sybil Frances Dawson was born in 1904. She was the daughter of Bertrand Edward Dawson, 1st and last Viscount Dawson of Penn and Minnie Ethel Yarrow.³ She married David McAdam Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles, son of William C. McAdam Eccles and Anna Coralie Anstie, on 1 October 1929.¹ She died on 2 June 1977.¹
     From 1 October 1929, her married name became Eccles. After her marriage, Hon. Sybil Frances Dawson was styled as Baroness Eccles on 1 August 1962. After her marriage, Hon. Sybil Frances Dawson was styled as Viscountess Eccles on 14 January 1964.

     Bertrand Edward Dawson, 1st and last Viscount Dawson of Penn was born in 1865. He was the son of Henry Dawson. He married Minnie Ethel Yarrow, daughter of Sir Alfred Fernandez Yarrow, 1st Bt. and Minnie Florence Franklin, on 18 December 1900.³ He died on 7 March 1945, without male issue.¹
     He graduated from University College London, London, England^G, in 1888 with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)¹ He was registered as a Member, Royal College of Surgeons (M.R.C.S.) in 1890.⁴ He graduated from London Hospital, London, England^G, in 1893 with a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, London (F.R.C.P.) in 1903.⁴ He held the office of Phyiscian Extraordinary to HM King Edward VII between 1907 and 1910.⁴ He held the office of Phyiscian Extraordinary to HM King George V between 1910 and 1914.⁴ He was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) in 1911.⁴ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps.⁴ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioed in despatches.⁴ He held the office of Physician-in-Ordinary to HM King George V between 1914 and 1936.⁴ He gained the rank of Colonel in the Army Medical Services.⁴ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1916.⁴ He gained the rank of Major-General.⁴ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1917.⁴ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1919.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.)⁵ He was created 1st Baron Dawson of Penn, co. Buckingham [U.K.] on 9 February 1920.¹ He held the office of President of the Royal College of Physicians in 1931.⁴ He was created 1st Viscount Dawson of Penn [U.K.] on 30 October 1936.¹
     On his death his titles became extinct.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of Nationary Biography.⁶
     

     Mary Morley Crapo was born on 8 July 1912 at Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.¹ She married, firstly, Donald Hyde before 1966.² She married, secondly, David McAdam Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles, son of William C. McAdam Eccles and Anna Coralie Anstie, on 26 September 1984.² She died on 26 August 2003 at age 91.¹
     From before 1966, her married name became Hyde.² From 26 September 1984, her married name became Eccles. After her marriage, Mary Morley Crapo was styled as Viscountess Eccles on 26 September 1984.

     Miguel Abelló y Gamazo is the son of Juan Abelló y Gallo and Ana Isabel Gamazo y de Hohenlohe-Langenburg.¹