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{{Short description|British county councillor, prison reformer, philanthropist, horticulturist and author}} | |||
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{{infobox officeholder | |||
| honorific_suffix = [[Member of the British Empire|MBE]] | |||
| birth_name = Xenia Noelle Lowinsky | |||
| birth_date = {{birth date|1894|12|25|df=y}} | |||
| birth_place = [[Secunderabad]], India | |||
| death_date = {{death date and age|1998|01|24|1894|12|25|df=y}} | |||
| death_place = [[London]], UK | |||
| occupation = Philanthropist, county councillor, and author | |||
| party = [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]<br />[[Social Democratic Party (UK)|SDP]] (from 1982) | |||
| office = Member of the [[London County Council]]<br>for [[Paddington North (London County Council constituency)|Paddington North]] | |||
| term = | |||
| term_start = 1946 | |||
| term_end = 1950 | |||
| nationality = British | |||
| father = Thomas Hermann Lowinsky | |||
| spouse = {{marriage| James Field|1936|1941|end=his death}} | |||
}} | |||
'''Xenia Noelle Field''' [[Member of the Order of the British Empire|MBE]] (née '''Lowinsky'''; 25 December 1894 – 24 January 1998) was a British county councillor, prison reformer, philanthropist, [[horticulture|horticulturist]] and author. | '''Xenia Noelle Field''' [[Member of the Order of the British Empire|MBE]] (née '''Lowinsky'''; 25 December 1894 – 24 January 1998) was a British county councillor, prison reformer, philanthropist, [[horticulture|horticulturist]] and author. | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Field was born on 25 December 1894 at [[Secunderabad]], India, where her father | Field was born on 25 December 1894 at [[Secunderabad]], India, where her father Thomas Hermann Lowinsky was general manager of the [[Singareni Collieries Company|Hyderabad (Deccan) Co]] coal mines.<ref name="Buczacki">{{cite ODNB|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/69295 |title=Oxford DNB article: Field, Xenia Noelle|last=Buczacki |first=Stefan |author-link=Stefan Buczacki |year=2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/69295 |access-date=29 July 2014 }}</ref> On their return to England, the family lived at [[Tittenhurst Park]] in [[Berkshire]].<ref name="Buczacki" /> Field was a pupil at [[Heathfield School, Ascot|Heathfield School]], and then attended [[finishing school]] in [[Paris]].<ref name="Buczacki" /> Her father was a keen gardener, who won a [[Royal Horticultural Society]] gold medal.<ref name="Buczacki" /> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
In [[World War II]], after a stint in the [[Women's Royal Voluntary Service]], she led the [[Women's Organization for Salvage and Recovery]] for [[Herbert Morrison]] of the [[Ministry of Supply]].<ref name="Buczacki" /> | In [[World War II]], after a stint in the [[Women's Royal Voluntary Service]], she led the [[Women's Organization for Salvage and Recovery]] for [[Herbert Morrison]] of the [[Ministry of Supply]].<ref name="Buczacki" /> | ||
With Morrison's support, she was elected as a [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] member of [[London County Council]] in 1946, representing [[Paddington North (London County Council constituency)|Paddington North]] electoral division.<ref name="Buczacki" /><ref>{{cite book|title=Achievement: A short History of the London County Council|page=262|author=W Eric Jackson|publisher=[[Longmans]]|year=1965}}</ref> She stood, unsuccessfully, for parliament, first at [[North Somerset (UK Parliament constituency)|North Somerset]] in [[1950 United Kingdom general election|1950]] and then at [[Colchester (UK Parliament constituency)|Colchester]] in [[1951 United Kingdom general election|1951]].<ref name="Buczacki" /> She also sat as a [[Magistrates' court (England and Wales)|magistrate]], and became interested in [[prison reform]].<ref name="Buczacki" /> She joined the breakaway [[Social Democratic Party (UK)|Social Democratic Party]] in 1982, shortly after their formation.<ref name="Buczacki" /> | With Morrison's support, she was elected as a [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] member of [[London County Council]] in 1946, representing [[Paddington North (London County Council constituency)|Paddington North]] electoral division.<ref name="Buczacki" /><ref>{{cite book|title=Achievement: A short History of the London County Council|page=262|author=W Eric Jackson|publisher=[[Longmans]]|year=1965}}</ref> She stood, unsuccessfully, for parliament, first at [[North Somerset (UK Parliament constituency)|North Somerset]] in [[1950 United Kingdom general election|1950]] and then at [[Colchester (UK Parliament constituency)|Colchester]] in [[1951 United Kingdom general election|1951]].<ref name="Buczacki" /> She also sat as a [[Magistrates' court (England and Wales)|magistrate]], and became interested in [[prison reform]].<ref name="Buczacki" /> She joined the breakaway [[Social Democratic Party (UK)|Social Democratic Party]] (SDP) in 1982, shortly after their formation.<ref name="Buczacki" /> | ||
She used a bequest from her father to establish a [[charitable trust]], the | She used a bequest from her father to establish a [[charitable trust]], the Field Foundation, under whose auspices she gave financial support to [[The Salvation Army]], persuading them to set up the first bail hostel in Britain, in 1971.<ref name="Buczacki" /> She was made a [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in 1958, and appeared as a castaway on the [[BBC Radio]] programme ''[[Desert Island Discs]]'' on 12 June 1967.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/castaway/24127a2c#p009y2rr |title=Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Xenia Field |work=[[BBC Online]] |publisher=BBC |access-date=27 July 2014}}</ref> She also won the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]'s [[The Veitch Memorial Medal|Veitch Memorial Medal]], in 1972.<ref name="Buczacki" /> | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
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==Death== | ==Death== | ||
She died at Goldsborough Nursing Home, Ladbroke Road, [[Kensington]], London on 24 January 1998, from a [[stroke]].<ref name="Buczacki" /> She was 103. | She died at Goldsborough Nursing Home, [[Ladbroke Road]], [[Kensington]], London on 24 January 1998, from a [[stroke]].<ref name="Buczacki" /> She was 103. | ||
== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:36, 30 January 2026
Xenia Field | |
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| Member of the London County Council for Paddington North | |
| In office 1946–1950 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Xenia Noelle Lowinsky 25 December 1894 Secunderabad, India |
| Died | 24 January 1998 (aged 103) London, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour SDP (from 1982) |
| Spouse(s) | James Field
( m. 1936; |
| Parent(s) |
|
| Occupation | Philanthropist, county councillor, and author |
Xenia Noelle Field MBE (née Lowinsky; 25 December 1894 – 24 January 1998) was a British county councillor, prison reformer, philanthropist, horticulturist and author.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Field was born on 25 December 1894 at Secunderabad, India, where her father Thomas Hermann Lowinsky was general manager of the Hyderabad (Deccan) Co coal mines.[1] On their return to England, the family lived at Tittenhurst Park in Berkshire.[1] Field was a pupil at Heathfield School, and then attended finishing school in Paris.[1] Her father was a keen gardener, who won a Royal Horticultural Society gold medal.[1]
Career[edit | edit source]
In World War II, after a stint in the Women's Royal Voluntary Service, she led the Women's Organization for Salvage and Recovery for Herbert Morrison of the Ministry of Supply.[1]
With Morrison's support, she was elected as a Labour member of London County Council in 1946, representing Paddington North electoral division.[1][2] She stood, unsuccessfully, for parliament, first at North Somerset in 1950 and then at Colchester in 1951.[1] She also sat as a magistrate, and became interested in prison reform.[1] She joined the breakaway Social Democratic Party (SDP) in 1982, shortly after their formation.[1]
She used a bequest from her father to establish a charitable trust, the Field Foundation, under whose auspices she gave financial support to The Salvation Army, persuading them to set up the first bail hostel in Britain, in 1971.[1] She was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1958, and appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 12 June 1967.[3] She also won the Royal Horticultural Society's Veitch Memorial Medal, in 1972.[1]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
She married Dr. James Field, a much older man, in 1936; he died only five years later.[1]
Death[edit | edit source]
She died at Goldsborough Nursing Home, Ladbroke Road, Kensington, London on 24 January 1998, from a stroke.[1] She was 103.
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
- Window Box Gardening.
- Growing Bulbs in the House. 1954.
- The Housewife Book of House Plants. The Garden City Press Limited. 1956.
- Under Lock and Key: a Study of Women in Prison. 1963.
- Indoor Plants. Paul Hamlyn Limited. 1966.
- Colorful World of Roses. The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited. 1969.
- Book of Garden Flowers. The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited. 1971.
- Gardening From Scratch. The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited. 1973.
- Gardening Week by Week. Crescent Books. 1975.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Buczacki, Stefan (2004). "Oxford DNB article: Field, Xenia Noelle". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/69295. Retrieved 29 July 2014. Template:ODNBsub
- ↑ W Eric Jackson (1965). Achievement: A short History of the London County Council. Longmans. p. 262.
- ↑ "Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Xenia Field". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 27 July 2014.