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| birth_name = Valerie Hamilton Monckton |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1918|9|12 |
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| birth_place = [[Ightham Mote]], |
| birth_place = [[Ightham Mote]], England |
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| spouse = [[Basil Goulding|Sir Basil Goulding]] |
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* Mary Adelaide Somes Colyer-Ferguson |
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⚫ | '''Valerie Hamilton, Lady Goulding''' (12 September 1918 – 28 July 2003) was an Irish campaigner for [[Disability|disabled people]], and [[Seanad Éireann|senator]] who set up the [[Central Remedial Clinic]] in 1951 alongside Kathleen O'Rourke which is now the largest organisation in Ireland looking after people with physical disabilities. She served as a member of [[Seanad Éireann]] from 1977 to 1981. |
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| other_names = Lady Goulding |
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| years_active = 1951–1984 |
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⚫ | '''Valerie Hamilton, |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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Born |
Born Valerie Hamilton Monckton, she was the only daughter of Mary Adelaide Somes Colyer-Ferguson and [[Walter Monckton|Sir Walter Monckton]] (later 1st Viscount Monckton of Brenchley). She was born at [[Ightham Mote]], which was owned by her maternal grandfather, [[Sir Thomas Colyer-Fergusson]], until his death in 1951. Her only brother, [[Gilbert Monckton, 2nd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley|Gilbert]], became a [[Major general]] in the [[British Army]]. She was educated at [[Downe House School]], near [[Newbury, Berkshire|Newbury]]. Both Valerie and her brother, Gilbert, would ultimately convert to [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholicism]]. |
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Her father was a |
Her father was a British lawyer and politician, and became chief legal adviser to [[Edward VIII]] during the [[Abdication of Edward VIII|Abdication Crisis]] in 1936. She acted as her father's secretary and courier during the crisis, carrying letters between the King and the Prime Minister, [[Stanley Baldwin]]. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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In [[World War II]], she joined the [[First Aid Nursing Yeomanry]] before switching to the [[Auxiliary Territorial Service]]. In Dublin for a race meeting in 1939, she met and soon married Irish [[fertiliser]] manufacturer and art collector [[Basil Goulding|Sir Basil Goulding]] and moved to Ireland. However, her husband moved to England to join the [[Royal Air Force|RAF]], ending the war as a [[Wing commander]]; meanwhile, she served as a [[second lieutenant]] in the British Army. After the war, the couple returned to Ireland, where Sir Basil and his family managed [[Goulding Chemicals]]. |
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In 1951, she co-founded, with Kathleen O'Rourke, the [[Central Remedial Clinic]] located in a couple of rooms in central Dublin, to provide non-residential care for [[Disability|disabled people]]. The Clinic later moved to a purpose building in Clontarf in 1968, where it is located today.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Jordan|first1=Anthony J.|title=The good samaritans : memoir of a biographer|date=2008|publisher=Westport Books|location=Dublin|isbn=978-0-9524447-5-6|pages=119–128}}</ref> The Clinic's foundation initiated a revolution in the treatment of physical disability and rapidly grew to by far the largest centre dealing with the needs of disabled people. Lady Goulding remained chairman and managing director of the CRC until 1984. |
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On account of her widespread popularity, she was [[Nominated members of Seanad Éireann|nominated by the Taoiseach]], [[Jack Lynch]], to [[Seanad Éireann]], where she worked to raise awareness of disability issues in 1977.<ref name=oireachtas_db>{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Valerie-Goulding.S.1979-12-11/|title=Valerie Goulding|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=8 October 2019}}</ref> She sought election to [[Dáil Éireann]] as a [[Fianna Fáil]] candidate at the [[November 1982 Irish general election|November 1982 general election]] for the [[Dún Laoghaire (Dáil constituency)|Dún Laoghaire]] constituency but was unsuccessful.<ref name=elecs_irl>{{cite web|url=http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=3530|title=Lady Valerie Goulding|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=8 October 2019}}</ref> She was spoken of as a possible [[President of Ireland]] in 1983, should the president, [[Patrick Hillery]], decline to seek a second term. (Hillery ultimately was re-elected). |
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==Family== |
==Family== |
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Lady Goulding died in a |
Lady Goulding died in a nursing home on 28 July 2003 in Dublin, aged 84.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1438828/Valerie-Lady-Goulding.html|title=Obituary|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=15 August 2003}}</ref> She was predeceased by her husband, Sir Basil Goulding, in 1982. Her eldest son, Sir William Goulding, known as Lingard Goulding, served as Headmaster of [[Headfort School]] in [[County Meath]]; the other sons are Hamilton and Timothy of [[Dr. Strangely Strange]]. |
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Latest revision as of 18:20, 5 June 2024
Valerie Goulding | |
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Senator | |
In office 27 October 1977 – 8 October 1981 | |
Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
Personal details | |
Born | Valerie Hamilton Monckton 12 September 1918 Ightham Mote, England |
Died | 28 July 2003 Dublin, Ireland | (aged 84)
Nationality | Irish |
Political party | Fianna Fáil |
Spouse | Sir Basil Goulding |
Children | 3 |
Parent | |
Relatives | The 2nd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley (brother) |
Education | Downe House School |
Occupation | Campaigner |
Known for | Co-founder of the Central Remedial Clinic in Dublin, Ireland |
Valerie Hamilton, Lady Goulding (12 September 1918 – 28 July 2003) was an Irish campaigner for disabled people, and senator who set up the Central Remedial Clinic in 1951 alongside Kathleen O'Rourke which is now the largest organisation in Ireland looking after people with physical disabilities. She served as a member of Seanad Éireann from 1977 to 1981.
Background
[edit]Born Valerie Hamilton Monckton, she was the only daughter of Mary Adelaide Somes Colyer-Ferguson and Sir Walter Monckton (later 1st Viscount Monckton of Brenchley). She was born at Ightham Mote, which was owned by her maternal grandfather, Sir Thomas Colyer-Fergusson, until his death in 1951. Her only brother, Gilbert, became a Major general in the British Army. She was educated at Downe House School, near Newbury. Both Valerie and her brother, Gilbert, would ultimately convert to Roman Catholicism.
Her father was a British lawyer and politician, and became chief legal adviser to Edward VIII during the Abdication Crisis in 1936. She acted as her father's secretary and courier during the crisis, carrying letters between the King and the Prime Minister, Stanley Baldwin.
Career
[edit]In World War II, she joined the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry before switching to the Auxiliary Territorial Service. In Dublin for a race meeting in 1939, she met and soon married Irish fertiliser manufacturer and art collector Sir Basil Goulding and moved to Ireland. However, her husband moved to England to join the RAF, ending the war as a Wing commander; meanwhile, she served as a second lieutenant in the British Army. After the war, the couple returned to Ireland, where Sir Basil and his family managed Goulding Chemicals.
In 1951, she co-founded, with Kathleen O'Rourke, the Central Remedial Clinic located in a couple of rooms in central Dublin, to provide non-residential care for disabled people. The Clinic later moved to a purpose building in Clontarf in 1968, where it is located today.[1] The Clinic's foundation initiated a revolution in the treatment of physical disability and rapidly grew to by far the largest centre dealing with the needs of disabled people. Lady Goulding remained chairman and managing director of the CRC until 1984.
On account of her widespread popularity, she was nominated by the Taoiseach, Jack Lynch, to Seanad Éireann, where she worked to raise awareness of disability issues in 1977.[2] She sought election to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil candidate at the November 1982 general election for the Dún Laoghaire constituency but was unsuccessful.[3] She was spoken of as a possible President of Ireland in 1983, should the president, Patrick Hillery, decline to seek a second term. (Hillery ultimately was re-elected).
Family
[edit]Lady Goulding died in a nursing home on 28 July 2003 in Dublin, aged 84.[4] She was predeceased by her husband, Sir Basil Goulding, in 1982. Her eldest son, Sir William Goulding, known as Lingard Goulding, served as Headmaster of Headfort School in County Meath; the other sons are Hamilton and Timothy of Dr. Strangely Strange.
References
[edit]- ^ Jordan, Anthony J. (2008). The good samaritans : memoir of a biographer. Dublin: Westport Books. pp. 119–128. ISBN 978-0-9524447-5-6.
- ^ "Valerie Goulding". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ "Lady Valerie Goulding". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ "Obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 15 August 2003.
- 1918 births
- 2003 deaths
- Fianna Fáil senators
- Converts to Roman Catholicism
- People educated at Downe House School
- English Roman Catholics
- Daughters of viscounts
- Members of the 14th Seanad
- 20th-century women members of Seanad Éireann
- People from Ightham
- Politicians from Dublin (city)
- Nominated members of Seanad Éireann
- Wives of baronets
- Auxiliary Territorial Service officers
- First Aid Nursing Yeomanry people
- British emigrants to Ireland
- Health professionals from Dublin (city)
- Fianna Fáil candidates in Dáil elections
- Military personnel from Kent