Mary Fagan

Dame Florence Mary Fagan,[lower-alpha 1] LG, DCVO, JP (born 11 September 1939) is a former Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire, who served from 1994 until her retirement on 11 September 2014.[3]

This article is about the British public official. For the death of the 13-year old factory worker with a similar name, see Leo Frank § Murder of Mary Phagan.

Dame
Mary Fagan
LG DCVO JP
Fagan in 2013
Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire
In office
28 March 1994 – 11 September 2014
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byJames Walter Scott
Succeeded byNigel Atkinson
Personal details
Born (1939-09-11) 11 September 1939
Nottinghamshire, England
SpouseChristopher Tarleton Feltrim Fagan (1960-present)
ChildrenChristopher Hugh Tarleton Feltrim Fagan
James Tarleton Feltrim Fagan
Parents
  • George Haliburton Foster Peel Vere-Laurie (father)
  • Caroline Judith Francklin (mother)

Early life and family

Fagan was born at Gonalston Hall, Nottinghamshire, England. Fagan's parents were Lt. Col. George Haliburton Foster Peel Vere-Laurie and Caroline Judith Francklin.[4]

She was married on 21 October 1960 to Captain Christopher Tarleton Feltrim Fagan, son of Christopher Frederick Feltrim Fagan and Helen Maud Tarleton [4][5] with whom she has had two sons; Christopher Hugh Tarleton Feltrim Fagan (died in a motor car accident in 1987) and James Tarleton Feltrim Fagan.[5]

Charitable and public service

Lady Mary is chair of trustees of the Countess of Brecknock Hospice Trust. She is also a trustee of the Overlord Embroidery Trust, The Edwina Mountbatten and Leonora Children's Foundation, and Winchester Cathedral Trust.[6]

She served as Chancellor of the University of Winchester from 2006 to 2014.[7]

Honours

In the 2009 Birthday Honours, she was appointed a Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (DCVO), and thereby granted the title dame.[8] She was appointed a Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter (LG) on 23 April 2018, and thereby granted the title lady.[7]

Affiliations
  • Honorary Rear Admiral in the Royal Naval Reserve
  • Honorary Colonel, 457 Battery RA
  • Chairman of the Advisory Committee for Magistrates
  • 27 April 1998: Honorary Colonel, 78 (Fortress) Engineer Regiment (Volunteers)[9]
  • Honorary Colonel, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (Volunteers) 4th Division

Arms
Coat of arms of Mary Fagan
Notes
Fagan uses the same shield that her father, George Halliburton Vere-Laurie, used.[10][11] Meanwhile, Fagan's supporters and badge were granted directly to her by the College of Arms.[12] A wooden rendition of her badge has been carved to be placed above her Garter stall in St George's Chapel, in place of the usual wooden crest that appears above men's stalls.[13]
Crest
None[14]
Motto
Vero Nihil Verius
(lit. Nothing truer than truth)
Orders
The Order of the Garter (Appointed 2018); The Royal Victorian Order (Appointed DCVO 2009)
Banner
The banner of the Lady Mary Fagan's arms used as lady of the Garter depicted at St George's Chapel.
Badge
On a chapeau Gules turned up and semy of mullets Argent a boar passant
Symbolism
The arms are her paternal arms: the first quarter is for Laurie (containing laurel branches as a pun on the name), while the second quarter is for Vere. Fagan's motto is also taken from the Vere family, with the Latin "Vero" being a play upon the name. An alternative translation of the motto could be Nothing truer than Vere. Similarly, the boar and chapeau badge is a variation of the crest of the Vere family. The boar supporters are coherent with the boar heraldry of the Veres but are also a reference to Fagan's former position as Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire: a white boar is a symbol of Hampshire. White boar supporters also appear in the coat of arms of the University of Winchester, of which she has been Chancellor. Her position at Winchester is further reflected in the castles – upon which the boars stand – which are taken from the arms of the City of Winchester.

Notes
  1. After appointment as a Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter (LG), she became known as Lady Mary Fagan; she was formerly Dame Mary Fagan.[1][2]

References
  1. Eleanor Cracknell, Ladies Companion of the Garter, stgeorges-windsor.org, accessed 13 September 2022
  2. "Lady Mary Fagan". Alastair Bruce on Twitter. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  3. Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire website Archived 2018-06-26 at the Wayback Machine, hants.gov.uk; accessed 27 June 2015.
  4. Mosley, Charles, editor (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage Ltd.
  5. Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (1976). Burke's Irish Family Records. London, U.K.: Burkes Peerage Ltd.
  6. "The Countess Of Brecknock Hospice Trust". Charity Commission.
  7. "Appointments to the Order of the Garter". The Royal Family. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  8. "No. 59090". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 2009. p. 3.
  9. "No. 55110". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 April 1998. p. 4764.
  10. "Norwell St Laurence: Monuments and Memorials: pmonverelauriegh". southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  11. "In pictures: Prince Philip's funeral". CNN. 19 April 2021. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  12. "January 2019 Newsletter (no. 57)". College of Arms. January 2019. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  13. "Garter Crests". heraldicsculptor.com. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  14. "January 2019 Newsletter (no. 57)". College of Arms. January 2019. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
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