词条 | Veronica Linklater, Baroness Linklater of Butterstone |
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Linklater is the daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Archibald Michael Lyle and Hon. Elizabeth Sinclair, younger daughter of the former Leader of the Liberal Party Archibald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso. She was educated at Cranborne Chase School, a former boarding independent school for girls situated at New Wardour Castle, near Tisbury, Wiltshire, followed by the Universities of Sussex and London. In 1967 Linklater married the journalist Magnus Linklater; they have three children, two sons and one daughter. {{citation needed|date=March 2014}} Her first cousin, John Thurso, 3rd Viscount Thurso was an elected Liberal Democrat MP for the seat of Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross. In 1967, she became a Child Care Officer for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, and between 1970–85, she became governor to three Islington schools. From 1971-77, she co-founded the Visitors' Centre at Pentonville Prison, and her continuing interest in this field led to her involvement with the Winchester Prison Project, Prison Reform Trust from 1981-82. She is a trustee of the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. {{citation needed|date=March 2014}} References1. ^{{London Gazette|issue=54939|date=5 November 1997|page=12421}} Sources
9 : 1943 births|Living people|Alumni of the University of Sussex|Alumni of the University of London|Female life peers|Liberal Democrats (UK) life peers|People educated at Cranborne Chase School|Place of birth missing (living people)|Liberal Democrats (UK) parliamentary candidates |
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