Born and raised in Dublin as Hilary Mary Frayne. Married Galen Weston in 1966. They moved to Toronto in 1974, and she became a Canadian citizen. The 26th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario 1997 - 2002.
Our gives a comprehensive overview of her life and confirms that she died, aged 83 years, on 2 August 1983.
She is shown as 'Hilary Weston' on the centenary memorial plaque attached to Selfridges department store, 400 Oxford Street, London, W1.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
The Honourable Hilary Mary Weston, CM, CVO, OOnt.
Selfridge & Co. Limited Unveiled in 2009 by Galen, Hilary and Alannah Wes...
Banker, draper and former mayor of Kingston upon Thames: 1877, 1878 and 1879. At an annual dinner given for the poor, he had just finished his speech and was in the act of presenting a small packet...
Anti-slavery campaigner. Born Clapham. Successful banker. Good friends with his (indirect) cousin, William Wilberforce, prior to their marriages they shared a house bought by Thornton, Battersea Ri...
Person, Commerce, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Religion
Opened by Frank Bearman on the site of a former vicarage. By 1906 he had purchased a nearby furniture shop, and in 1910 opened an arcade to match the larger department stores in London. It claimed ...
Sold flowers at "Maggie's Corner" for 60 years. This lovely evocative photo (found for us by Denis Hoare) comes from Jonnie3 at Flickr where it is captioned 'Oxfam shop, Hampstead High Street, Lon...
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