Mary Woolley Gibbings Cotton, Viscountess Combermere
Mary Woolley Gibbings Cotton, Viscountess Combermere | |
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Viscountess Combermere in 1862 | |
| Born | 1799 |
| Died | 13 August 1889 (aged 89–90) |
| Occupation | Novelist, essayist, memoirist, poet |
| Spouse(s) | Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere |
Mary Woolley Gibbings Cotton, Viscountess Combermere (1799 – 13 August 1889) was an Irish author.
Mary Woolley Gibbings Cotton, Viscountess Combermere was born in 1799 in Cork, the only daughter of Robert Gibbings, a wealthy Irish physician, and Barbara Woolley.[1][2][3] In 1838, she became the third wife of Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere, 26 years her senior.[1]
She turned to writing late in life, publishing an essay collection in 1863, Our Peculiarities. Her novel Shattered Idols featured a chemist engaging in poisoning and bigamy. She also wrote a volume of poetry and edited her late husband's memoirs.[1]
Mary Woolley Gibbings Cotton, Viscountess Combermere died on 13 August 1889 in Belgrave Square.[4]
Bibliography
- Our Peculiarities (1863)
- Shattered Idols (1865)
- Memoirs and Correspondence of Field-Marshal Viscount Combermere (1866), editor
- A Friar's Scourge: Nonsense Verses (1876)
References
- ^ a b c "Author: Mary Woolley Gibbings Cotton". At the Circulating Library: A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ "The Late Viscountess Combermere". Bye-gones: Relating to Wales and the Border Counties. Printed at the Caxton workd. August 21, 1889.
- ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
- ^ "Deaths". The Times. 15 August 1889.