Lady Mary Fox
Lady Mary Fox (née FitzClarence; 19 December 1798 – 13 July 1864) was an illegitimate daughter of King William IV of the United Kingdom by his mistress Dorothea Jordan. In later life she became a writer.
Marriage
Mary FitzClarence was born in Bushy House as the fourth child and second daughter of the then Prince William, Duke of Clarence, and his companion Dorothea Jordan. She was "a fine looking, brown girl with a pleasant countenance and manners". In 1820, her younger sister Elizabeth was courted by Charles Richard Fox, the eldest but illegitimate son of Lord and Lady Holland. His parents did not consent to the match, but four years later approved of his relationship with Mary.
The couple married on 19 June 1824 in St George's, Hanover Square, London. Lady Holland worried that she might be "a sickly subject" and wished that the "roturier blood of the mother might have mitigated the royal constitutions". Her mother-in-law wrote on 31 August that her son, "though fond of her, he only considers her as an auxiliary to his medals and other possessions, not as a principal", but concluded that "it will all do well; as she is very winning, and very firm, and sincerely fond of him." The pair established their household in Little Holland House by 1827. They moved to Canada in September 1829 when Charles resumed active army service.
USS Lady Mary (SP-212)
USS Lady Mary (SP-212) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.
Lady Mary was built as the civilian yacht Glenda in 1905 by George Lawley & Son at Boston, Massachusetts. She was owned by B. E. Niese of New York City and C. S. Smith of Stamford, Connecticut, and was eventually renamed Lady Mary.
The U.S. Navy chartered Lady Mary on 16 July 1917 for World War I service as a patrol vessel and took delivery of her on 21 July 1917. She was commissioned at Newport, Rhode Island, as USS Lady Mary (SP-212) on 24 July 1917 with Ensign H. S. Allen, USNRF, in command.
Assigned to the 2nd Naval District, headquartered at Newport, Lady Mary served on dispatch boat duty and patrolled coastal waters in Block Island Sound from Newport to Block Island.
Lady Mary was returned to her former owner on 9 December 1918.
References
Podcasts:
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by Kareem Salama
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by Seekers
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by Joan Baez
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by Sally Oldfield
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by The Seekers
Lady Mary
by: Kareem SalamaI can see her standing alone
All the men in the world and she longed for none
I can see her bowing her head
In that silent toom as she forges ahead
I can see her call out the name
Of the love of her life; it won't be in vain
And I know they said things that hurt
But you didn't speak a word
Chorus: And I wish I was there to defend you, Lady Mary
And I will honor your name in my heart, Lady Mary
And I think of your love and your laugh and your tears and the fact that you're gone, I'm so torn
And I wish I was there, Lady Mary
I can see you crying in fear
But you're like the angel that came so near
And you must know that blessed is your face
And blessed is your soul and your trace
Chorus
Oh Lady Mary, I still search for the traces of your soul
In my heart and in the hearts of the people I know
A timeless woman with something to teach
On what it's like to really be free
You were all the inspiration this man could ever need