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Willingdon College, Sangli, is a college named after the former Governor of Bombay, The 1st Baron Willingdon (who was later created The 1st Marquess of Willingdon). Lord Willingdon later served as Viceroy of India, from 1931 until 1936. The college was started on the morning of 22 June 1919 in the Sangli City. During this period, Centers of ...
Marie Adelaide Freeman-Thomas, Marchioness of Willingdon, GBE, CI, DStJ (née Brassey; 24 March 1875 – 30 January 1960) [citation needed] was a daughter of Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey. [ citation needed ] On 20 July 1892, she married Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon (12 September 1866 – 12 August 1941), the future ...
In 1922 she inaugurated the Lady Willingdon Training College and Practice School and was its first principal. [9] She also established the Srividya Kalanilayam, a school for adult women at Mylapore in 1942, [ 10 ] and while she was the president of the Mylapore Ladies Club, she formed the Mylapore Ladies Club School Society, in 1956, which was ...
Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon (12 September 1866 – 12 August 1941), styled as the Earl of Willingdon between 1931 and 1936, was a British Liberal politician and administrator who served as Governor General of Canada and as Viceroy and Governor-General of India.
Lady Willingdon Hospital is a public hospital located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It is a teaching hospital of King Edward Medical College. It is one of the largest maternity hospitals in Pakistan. [1] Its history dates back to 1930 when Teka Devi Health Centre was opened as an outpatient clinic for women on the Fort Road, Lahore. [1]
From 1948 to 1958, she was at the Lady Doak College. [1] She worked as a teacher at the Capron Hall Secondary School in Madurai, with the headmistress Sister Noyes. [2] Wilcox also founded the OCPM School for girls and the Noyes School. [2] After much hard work, she raised funds to build the Lady Doak College in 1948. [1]
Majority of the buildings such as college chapel and hospital block are constructed during British Raj times and are well preserved. Named after the wife of Viceroy of India Marie Freeman-Thomas, Marchioness of Willingdon, Lady Willingdon Hall is a 115-year-old red sandstone building, used regularly for meetings and various programmes. [37]
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