Gwladys Sutherst Townshend

Gwladys Ethel Gwendolen Eugénie Sutherst (1884 – 1959), after 1905 Gwladys, Marchioness Townshend, was a British writer. In addition to writing novels, poems, and plays, she was probably "the first peeress to write for the cinema." She also served a term as Mayor of King's Lynn. The details of her marriage and finances were often aired in the courtroom and in newspapers.

The Most Honourable

The Marchioness Townshend
Gwladys, Marchioness of Townshend, from a 1908 publication.
Born
Gwladys Ethel Gwendolen Eugénie Sutherst

1884
Died1959 (aged 7475)
OccupationWriter
Spouses
(m. 1905; died 1921)
  • Bernard le Strange
ParentThomas Sutherst
Relatives
  • Charles Townshend, 8th Marquess Townshend (grandson)
  • Cenzo Townshend (great-grandson)
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