Mary Foley-Berkeley, 17th Baroness Berkeley

Mary Lalle Foley-Berkeley, 17th Baroness Berkeley (9 October 1905 – 17 October 1992) was a British politician and peeress.

Life and wealth

She was born in Chertsey, Surrey, United Kingdom on 9 October 1905. Daughter of Lt-Col. Frank Wigram Foley and Eva Mary FitzHardinge Milman, 16th Baroness Berkeley.

Born as Mary Lalle Foley, she changed her name legally to Hon. Mary Lalle Foley-Berkeley in 1951.

She was an active member of the House of Lords and participated in several debates from 1970 to 1977.

She succeeded to the title of 17th Baroness Berkeley on 5 April 1967 when the abeyance of the barony was terminated in her favour. She died unmarried at the age of 87, on which her title passed to nephew Anthony Gueterbock.

Her probate was sworn the next year at £878,833 (equivalent to about £1,800,000 in 2019); her home was Pickade Cottage, Great Kimble in the Chilterns.[1]

Titles and styles
  • 9 October 1905 – 12 September 1951: The Honourable Mary Lalle Foley
  • 12 September 1951 – 5 April 1967: The Honourable Mary Lalle Foley-Berkeley[2]
  • 5 April 1967 – 17 October 1992: The Right Honourable The Baroness Berkeley
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References
  1. https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk Calendar of Probates and Administrations
  2. "Legal Change of Name Published in The London Gazette on 21 September 1951". berkeleygirls.org. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
Peerage of England
Preceded by
Eva Foley		 Baroness Berkeley
1967–1992		 Succeeded by
Anthony Gueterbock
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