Katharine Macmillan, Viscountess Macmillan of Ovenden
Katharine Margaret Alice Macmillan, Viscountess Macmillan of Ovenden DBE (née Ormsby-Gore; 4 January 1921 – 22 January 2017), was the daughter of the 4th Baron Harlech, granddaughter of the 4th Marquess of Salisbury, great-granddaughter of the 10th Marquess of Huntly and daughter-in-law of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton.
The Honourable Viscountess Macmillan of Ovenden DBE | |
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| Born | Katharine Margaret Alice Ormsby-Gore 4 January 1921 |
| Died | 22 January 2017 (aged 96) |
| Spouse | Maurice Macmillan, Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden |
| Children | Alexander Macmillan, 2nd Earl of Stockton Joshua Macmillan Adam Macmillan Rachel Macmillan David Macmillan |
| Parent(s) | William Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech Lady Beatrice Gascoyne-Cecil |
On 22 August 1942, she married Conservative politician Maurice Macmillan, making her the daughter-in-law of fellow Conservative politician Harold Macmillan, who would serve as prime minister from 1957 to 1963.
They had five children together:
- 1) Alexander Daniel Alan Macmillan, 2nd Earl of Stockton (born 1943)
- 2) Joshua Edward Andrew Macmillan (1945–1965)
- 3) Adam Julian Robert Macmillan (1948–2016)
- 4) Rachel Mary Georgia Macmillan (1955–1987)
- 5) David Maurice Benjamin Macmillan (born 1957)
She was Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party in 1968 and was created a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1974. She became Viscountess Macmillan of Ovenden in February 1984 when her father-in-law, former British prime minister Harold Macmillan, accepted a peerage and was created Earl of Stockton. Her husband died the following month, so never inherited the earldom from his father.
She died on 22 January 2017.