Bridget Monckton, 11th Lady Ruthven of Freeland

The Right Honourable
The Viscountess Monckton
CBE
The Right Honourable The Viscountess Monckton CBE
	Lady Monckton in 1934 (then known as Lady Carlisle)
Member of the House of Lords
	In office; 1963–1982
Personal details
Born	Bridget Helen Hore-Ruthven; 27 July 1896
Died	17 April 1982 (aged 85)
Political party	Conservative
Spouses	; George Howard, 11th Earl of Carlisle; (m. 1918; div. 1947) Walter Monckton, 1st Viscount Monckton of Brenchley; (m. 1947; died 1965)
Children	2, including Charles
Parent(s)	Walter Hore-Ruthven, 10th Lord Ruthven of Freeland; Jean Lampson
Relatives	Alison Mary Hore-Ruthven (sister); Margaret Leslie Hore-Ruthven (sister)

Bridget Helen Monckton, 11th Lady Ruthven of Freeland, Dowager Viscountess Monckton of Brenchley, CBE (27 July 1896 – 17 April 1982) was a British peeress and Conservative member of the House of Lords best remembered as the wartime commander of women's services in India.

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