Weetman Dickinson Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray,, known as Sir Weetman Pearson, Bt from 1894 to 1910 and as Lord Cowdray from 1910 to 1927, was an English industrialist, benefactor and Liberal politic
Pearson in 1897
Cowdray Park, West Sussex, seat of 1st Viscount Cowdray. Purchased in 1909.
Dunecht House, Aberdeenshire, a residence of the 1st Viscount and place of his death. Leased in 1907; purchased 1912; extended 1912–20 by Pearson.
Royal College of Nursing at 20 Cavendish Square
Gertrude Mary Denman, Baroness Denman GBE was a British women's suffragist and politician. Her husband was Lord Denman, the 3rd Baron Denman, fifth Governor-General of Australia, and she officially na
Weetman Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray
…captors, directly causing his death; Arthur Conan Doyle referred to him as "the gallant motor-cyclist, Pearson" in the 1914 essay "A Policy of Murder." Gertrude Mary Pearson (GBE), who married Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman, later Governor-General of Australia. Lord Cowdray died in his sleep at Dunecht House, Aberdeenshire…
Denman c. 1925
Lady Denman scans the slip of paper on which is written the name of Australia's capital, at a ceremony on 12 March 1913. The name had been kept a close secret until the ceremony. She then announced the name, Canberra. L-R: King O'Malley, Minister for Home Affairs; Prime Minister Andrew Fisher; and Lady Denman's husband, Governor-General Lord Denman
Lady Denman at the ceremony for the naming of Canberra in 1913. From the left; Lord Denman, Governor-General; Andrew Fisher, Prime Minister; Lady Denman; King O'Malley, Minister for Home Affairs
Gertrude Denman plaque at The Victory Hall, which she founded, in Balcombe, West Sussex, where she lived