Mary Fagan

Lady Florence Mary Fagan,[lower-alpha 1] 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]

For the murder victim, see The Murder of Mary Phagan.
Lady Mary Fagan

LG DCVO JP
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
Nottinghamshire, England
Spouse(s)Christopher Tarleton Feltrim Fagan (1960-present)
ChildrenChristopher Hugh Tarleton Feltrim Fagan
James Tarleton Feltrim Fagan
MotherCaroline Judith Francklin
FatherGeorge Haliburton Foster Peel Vere-Laurie

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 Tarelton.[3][4] To their union were born two sons, Christopher Hugh Tarleton Feltrim Fagan (died in an automobile 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
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 ribbon
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 the chapeau 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.[9] Furthermore, a College of Arms painting does not show her new arms with a crest.[10] 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. Mosley, Charles, editor (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage Ltd.
  4. 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. "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. https://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/news-grants/newsletter/item/159-january-2019-newsletter-no-57
  10. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lady_Mary_Fagan_Coat_of_Arms.pdf
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