Upon the death of her father on 26 March 1889, she succeeded to the Lordship of Kinloss, one of her father"s subsidiary titles. Due to her father"s role of Governor of Madras (1875-1880), she was made a Companion of the Order of the Crown of India in 1878.
The Rt. Honorary (As he had no sons, his title as Duke of Buckingham and Chandos became extinct on his death, but titles in the Peerage of Scotland can pass to females). She had acted as the Duke"s host in Madras alongside her other two sisters, her father being a widower. In addition to her role as the Duke"s hostess, she was also Churchwarden of Stowe Parish church.
Her eldest daughter the Honorary
Mary Close-Smith became Churchwarden after her mother"s death. Her eldest daughter, the Honorary
Their descendants continue to live in the parish. She was succeeded to the title Lady Kinloss by her 22-year-old granddaughter Mary Freeman-Grenville, 12th Lady Kinloss.
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