Barbara Abney-Hastings, 13th Countess of Loudoun
Barbara Huddleston Abney-Hastings, 13th Countess of Loudoun (3 July 1919 – 1 November 2002), was a Scottish countess in her own right, and a member of the House of Lords. Lady Loudoun was the oldest daughter of Reginald Mowbray Chichester Huddleston and Edith Abney-Hastings, 12th Countess of Loudoun. Her father took her mother's last name. Her only brother, Ian Huddleston Abney-Hastings, styled Lord Mauchline (1918–1944), was killed in Italy in World War II, so as the eldest sister, Barbara succeeded to the earldom in 1960.
The Right Honourable The Countess of Loudoun | |
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| Countess of Loudoun | |
| In office 24 February 1960 – 1 November 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Edith Abney-Hastings |
| Succeeded by | Michael Abney-Hastings |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 July 1919 |
| Died | 1 November 2002 (aged 83) |
| Spouse(s) | Walter Strickland Lord Gilbert Frederick Greenwood Peter Griffiths |
| Children | 6, including Michael Abney-Hastings, 14th Earl of Loudoun |
| Parent(s) | Edith Abney-Hastings, 12th Countess of Loudoun Reginald Huddleston |
| Relatives | Elizabeth Philipps, Viscountess St Davids (maternal aunt) Norrie MacLaren (nephew) |
Lady Loudoun was a member of the House of Lords until 1999, when the right of hereditary peers to sit in the Lords was abolished. She sat as a cross-bencher, and was concerned with social justice. She lived in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire.