Alice Coke, Countess of Leicester
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Alice Emily Coke, Countess of Leicester DBE
(1855–24 April 1936), née White, was the wife of the 3rd Earl of Leicester
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She was the daughter of Sir Luke White
, who succeeded as 2nd Baron Annaly in 1873 (at which point she received the style "The Honourable"). She married Viscount Coke on 26 August 1879. He succeeded his father as 3rd Earl of Leicester in 1909.
She was a prominent figure in Norfolk
, becoming a Justice of the Peace
in 1922. She was president of the Norfolk Branch of the British Red Cross Society during the First World War, and was in consequence appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
(DBE) in the 1920 civilian war honours.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(1855–24 April 1936), née White, was the wife of the 3rd Earl of Leicester
Thomas Coke, 3rd Earl of Leicester
Thomas William Coke, 3rd Earl of Leicester GCVO, CMG, TD , known as Viscount Coke until 1909, was a British peer and soldier....
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She was the daughter of Sir Luke White
Luke White, 2nd Baron Annaly
Luke White, 2nd Baron Annaly KP was an Anglo-Irish Liberal politician.Annaly was the son of Henry White, 1st Baron Annaly, and his wife Ellen , and was educated at Eton. He served in the British Army and achieved the rank of Captain in the 13th Light Dragoons and Lieutenant-Colonel in the Longford...
, who succeeded as 2nd Baron Annaly in 1873 (at which point she received the style "The Honourable"). She married Viscount Coke on 26 August 1879. He succeeded his father as 3rd Earl of Leicester in 1909.
She was a prominent figure in Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
, becoming a Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
in 1922. She was president of the Norfolk Branch of the British Red Cross Society during the First World War, and was in consequence appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(DBE) in the 1920 civilian war honours.