Mary Sibell Sturt, Baroness Alington (born Lady Mary Sibell Ashley-Cooper; 3 October 1902 – 2 August 1936) was an English socialite, part of the Bright Young Things crowd.

Biography

Lady Mary Sibell Ashley-Cooper was born on 3 October 1902, the daughter of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 9th Earl of Shaftesbury and Lady Constance Sibell Grosvenor.

Mary Sturt, Baroness Alington

On 27 November 1928 Lady Mary Sibell Ashley-Cooper married Napier Sturt, 3rd Baron Alington (1896–1940). They had one daughter Hon. Mary Anna Sibell Elizabeth Sturt (1929-2010).

Mary Sturt, Baroness Alington

She died at only 33 years old on 2 August 1936 and is buried at All Saints Churchyard, Witchampton. Her husband died of pneumonia while on active service during World War II in Cairo and is buried there.

Mary Sturt, Baroness Alington

References

1902 births

1936 deaths

English socialites

Alington

Daughters of British earls