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in 1957; he was confirmed in the title in 1965. The title went into abeyance once again on his death in 1982, but it was terminated in Cherry's favour in 1986, and she made her maiden speech on 4 March 1987. Upon the
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The Hon Amelie
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In April 2006 it emerged that Lady
Strange had changed her
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Hereditary peers elected under the House of Lords Act 1999
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The
Remarkable Life of Victoria Drummond - Marine Engineer
374:. She also wrote romantic novels and historical works.
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Jean Cherry
Drummond of Megginch, 16th Baroness Strange
665:Hamilton, Alan; English, Shirley (20 April 2006).
653:Jean Cherry Drummond of Megginch, Baroness Strange
489:, had spent many years attempting to terminate an
446:The Hon Catherine Star Violetta Drummond (b. 1967)
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394:(where she read English and history) and at
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592:as an engineering officer in the British
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868:Conservative Party (UK) hereditary peers
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858:Alumni of the University of St Andrews
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572:(1988). As Cherry Drummond, she wrote
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715:The Courier (Dundee)
463:Geraldine Somerville
416:Drummond of Megginch
396:Cambridge University
330:Cambridge University
306:Geraldine Somerville
196:Jean Cherry Drummond
57:as a hereditary peer
27:The Baroness Strange
23:The Right Honourable
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584:, the first woman
516:Conservative Party
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