The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-05-07
AND VERY sPGA ATTENTION

tory for the lady who was later 10 surprise
the world by a romantic marriage of her
own, hut she had also a remarkable for
bear in the person Of her father, who WAS
Sir Francis Burdett An ardent Liberal In
politics. he had the courage of his convic-
tions and went TO prison i consequence Of
his denunclations of The arbitrary acts Of
the party in power. In 1910 the house Of
commons imprisoned an editor for CRITICS
ing in public debate certain acts Of the
house. and Sir Francis, himself a member,
denounced this action, denying the right Of
the house TO imprison an Englishman. For
this be was himself ordered under arrest.
A very considerable riot ensued, and two
lives were lost Sir Francis was overpow-
cred and taken 10 the tower, where he re
manned till parliament WAS dissolved
OF such ancestry came Angela Georgina
Burdett, who by the will of the Duchess Of
81 Albaus became Miss Burdett Coutts
and the richest woman ia England AT the
age of % There are few instances in his
tory in which an almost unlimited amount
Of money has been put 10y "A single individ-
ual to such worthy purposes.
Three colonial bishoprics were established
with her money az an expense Of more than
4aO.Oou. and scores az thousands more have
come from the same purse for expenses Of
maintenance Numerous churches have
been built and endowed by her, and her
douatio.s 90 the various missions Of the
English church have been numberless and
munillceut. But her gifts tohumanity have
by 10 means been confined 20 the line Of
church work. Her model lodging houses
in ncthual Green served as the example
which George Peabody followed. She spent
a . 90 M L. q
which was designed for ;he direct benefit Of
the poor, uad which size finally presented 10
Londou. Il was this particular act that
was nude thc occasion for offering her a
place in the peeragc, and in 1871 she became
the Baroness Burictt Coutt-.
In addition Co. all this she established in
dustrIa schools in great numbers, took
government contract. r clothing in order
TO give the work az high wages 20 the de
oerving poor. paid the expenses Of an army
Of emi graut- ui "a time when there was Creai
distress ia England. fed thousands of starv
ing peasants when a famine scourged Lee
land aud iu multitude uf other ways man
ifcstsd disposition which has caused hel
to be ranked among the most famous phi
lauthropists iu history
Although nature did not endow her with
physical charms. she had many offers OF
marriage, but refused them all until IN,
was 90 years Of age, when she married Mr.
William J.. Ashmcad Bartlett. an Amer
can. who wis 80 years her junior. lie wa
n son of Ellis Bartlett Of plym0uth, Mass
aud graduate Of oxford. lie WAS a vol
unterr ia the distribution of a relief fuut
raised for the Turkish sufferers in the wal
between Turkey and Russia On his re-
turn he was seriously ill, and the baroness
who had been a liberal contributor 90 thu
fund. personally nursed him. The mar
risgr was the result
She is described by those who have me-
her in social circles az quiet woman 81
rather retiring manners and "a pleasant ad
dress. u il not known that she takes am
active part in the management Of the bust
ness size inherited. hu1 no tee eNpenditur
Of her income 81 81 LOCO. uoo a year sne Is ap
To be- guided by hrr own will.
3 DAVID A. CURTIS.