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'''Elizabeth Patricia Carnegy of Lour, Baroness Carnegy of Lour''' [[Royal Society of Arts|FRSA]], [[Deputy Lieutenant|DL]] (28 April 1925 – 9 November 2010)<ref>http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201011/ldhansrd/text/101111-0001.htm#10111158000897</ref> was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] farmer and academic.
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[[File:Baroness Carnegy of Lour 2009.jpg|thumb|Carnegy in Parliament, 2009]]
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'''Elizabeth Patricia Carnegy of Lour, Baroness Carnegy of Lour''', [[Royal Society of Arts|FRSA]], [[Deputy Lieutenant|DL]] (28 April 1925 – 9 November 2010)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201011/ldhansrd/text/101111-0001.htm#10111158000897|title=Notice of death of Lady Carnegy to House of Lords by the Baroness Hayman}}</ref> was a Scottish academic and activist.


The daughter of [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] Ughtred Elliott Carnegy of Lour and Violet Carnegy, she was educated at Downham School in [[Essex]]. Carnegy worked in the [[Cavendish Laboratory]] in [[Cambridge]] from 1943 to 1946 and was President for Scotland of the [[Girl Guides Association]] from 1979 to 1989. A former member of the [[Visiting Committee Noranside Borstal Institution]], she was also member of the Council and Finance Committee of [[Open University]] from 1984 to 1996 and member of the court of the [[St Andrews University]] from 1991 to 1996. From 1989, she was also an honorary member of the [[Scottish Library Association]].
The daughter of [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] Ughtred Elliott Carnegy of Lour, and his wife, Violet, Elizabeth Carnegy was educated at [[Downham School]] in [[Essex]]. She worked in the [[Cavendish Laboratory]] in [[Cambridge]] from 1943 to 1946 and was president for Scotland of the [[Girl Guides Association]] from 1979 to 1989.<ref name="DT10"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-31439607.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705003032/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-31439607.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 July 2018|via=Highbeam|title=Baroness Carnegy leaves £7m fortune|date=26 May 2012|work=Glasgow Herald|accessdate=4 July 2018}}</ref> She was a member of the Council and Finance Committee of [[Open University]] from 1984 to 1996. She was a member of the court of the [[St Andrews University]] from 1991 to 1996. Beginning in 1989, she was an honorary member of the Scottish Library Association.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}
Carnegy was chair of the Working Party on Professional Training in Community Education Scotland (1975–77),<ref>{{Cite book|title=Debrett's distinguished people of today|year=1989|publisher=Debrett's Peerage|others=Ellis, Patricia., Williamson, David.|isbn=1870520025|edition=2nd|location=London|pages=265|oclc=51351201}}</ref> Commissioner at [[Manpower Services Commission]] (1979–1982),<ref name="DT10">{{cite news|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-26376469.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704153750/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-26376469.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 July 2018|via=Highbeam|title=Baroness Carnegy of Lour|last=Torrance|first=David|date=13 November 2010|work=Glasgow Herald|accessdate=4 July 2018}}</ref> and a member of the [[Scottish Council for Tertiary Education]] (1979–1984).<ref name="DT10"/> From 1980 to 1983, she was chairman of the [[Manpower Services Commission|Manpower Services Commission Committee for Scotland]].<ref name="DT10"/> From 1980 to 1983, she was a member of the Scottish Economic Council.<ref name="DT10"/> In 1981, she became chair of the Scottish Council for Community Education, and in 1984 became a member of the administration council of the Royal Jubilee Trust, holding both posts until 1988.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}


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On 14 July 1982, she was made a [[life peer]] with the title '''Baroness Carnegy of Lour''', of Lour in the District of [[Angus, Scotland|Angus]]<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=49054|date=19 July 1982|page=9413}}</ref> and in 1993, an Honorary Fellow of the Scottish Community Education Council. Carnegy was a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Arts]] (FRSA) and a [[Deputy Lieutenant]] for Angus from 1988 until her death. She was awarded an Hon. LLD from the [[University of Dundee]] in 1991, and from St Andrews University in 1997 as well as Doctor of the [[Open University]] in 1998. Between 1969 and 1984, she was Honorary Sheriff of Angus.<ref name="DT10"/>
Carnegy was chair of the [[Working Party on Professional Training in Community Education Scotland]] between 1975 and 1977, commissioner of the [[Manpower Services Commission]] between 1979 and 1982 as well as member of the [[Scottish Council for Tertiary Education]] between 1979-84. From 1980-83, she was chairman of the [[Manpower Services Commission Committee for Scotland]] and from 1980-83 member of the [[Scottish Economic Council]]. In 1981, she became chair of the [[Scottish Council for Community Education]] and in 1984 member of the administration council of the [[Royal Jubilee Trust]], holding both posts until 1988.


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On 14 July 1982, she was made a [[life peer]] with the title '''Baroness Carnegy of Lour''', of Lour in the District of [[Angus]] and in 1993, an Honorary Fellow of the Scottish Community Education Council. Carnegy was a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Arts]] (FRSA) and a [[Deputy Lieutenant]] for Angus from 1988 until her death. {{Citation needed}}
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She was awarded honorary degrees of [[Doctor of Law]] (LLD) from the [[University of Dundee]] in 1991 and St Andrews University in 1997, and Doctor of the University by the [[Open University]] in 1998. Between 1969-84, she was Honorary Sheriff of Angus. {{Citation needed}}
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Carnegy in Parliament, 2009

Elizabeth Patricia Carnegy of Lour, Baroness Carnegy of Lour, FRSA, DL (28 April 1925 – 9 November 2010)[1] was a Scottish academic and activist.

The daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Ughtred Elliott Carnegy of Lour, and his wife, Violet, Elizabeth Carnegy was educated at Downham School in Essex. She worked in the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge from 1943 to 1946 and was president for Scotland of the Girl Guides Association from 1979 to 1989.[2][3] She was a member of the Council and Finance Committee of Open University from 1984 to 1996. She was a member of the court of the St Andrews University from 1991 to 1996. Beginning in 1989, she was an honorary member of the Scottish Library Association.[citation needed]

Carnegy was chair of the Working Party on Professional Training in Community Education Scotland (1975–77),[4] Commissioner at Manpower Services Commission (1979–1982),[2] and a member of the Scottish Council for Tertiary Education (1979–1984).[2] From 1980 to 1983, she was chairman of the Manpower Services Commission Committee for Scotland.[2] From 1980 to 1983, she was a member of the Scottish Economic Council.[2] In 1981, she became chair of the Scottish Council for Community Education, and in 1984 became a member of the administration council of the Royal Jubilee Trust, holding both posts until 1988.[citation needed]

On 14 July 1982, she was made a life peer with the title Baroness Carnegy of Lour, of Lour in the District of Angus[5] and in 1993, an Honorary Fellow of the Scottish Community Education Council. Carnegy was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) and a Deputy Lieutenant for Angus from 1988 until her death. She was awarded an Hon. LLD from the University of Dundee in 1991, and from St Andrews University in 1997 as well as Doctor of the Open University in 1998. Between 1969 and 1984, she was Honorary Sheriff of Angus.[2]

Coat of arms of Elizabeth Carnegy, Baroness Carnegy of Lour
Escutcheon
Or an Eagle displayed Azure beaked and membered Sable within a Bordure Gules
Supporters
Dexter: A Leopard proper having a Collar charged with three Torteaux; Sinister: A Greyhound proper having a Collar Gules charged with three Escallops Argent
Motto
Tache sans tache (Spot without spot) [6]

References

  1. ^ "Notice of death of Lady Carnegy to House of Lords by the Baroness Hayman".
  2. ^ a b c d e f Torrance, David (13 November 2010). "Baroness Carnegy of Lour". Glasgow Herald. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018 – via Highbeam.
  3. ^ "Baroness Carnegy leaves £7m fortune". Glasgow Herald. 26 May 2012. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018 – via Highbeam.
  4. ^ Debrett's distinguished people of today. Ellis, Patricia., Williamson, David. (2nd ed.). London: Debrett's Peerage. 1989. p. 265. ISBN 1870520025. OCLC 51351201.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. ^ "No. 49054". The London Gazette. 19 July 1982. p. 9413.
  6. ^ "Life Peerages - C". cracroftspeerage.co.uk.

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