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Dorothy Parker Deacon (1892-1960), a Boston girl, became Princess Radziwill when she married Prince Albert Radziwill (1885-1936) in 1910. The marriage was annulled in 1921. Her father was Edward Parker Deacon (d. 1901); her sister was Gladys Deacon (1881-1977), Duchess of Marlborough.

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According to The Sunday Oregonian, August 24, 1913, SECTION FIVE, Image 57, this is not Dorothy, but her sister Gladys Deacon. The newspaper printed this photo with the caption: "Miss Gladys Deacon has been called the prettiest American girl in Europe. She has received more offers of marriage than any other American girl, but for some reason she is unmarried still. She has been courted by princes, counts, millionaires, and also by the Crown Prince of Germany. It is said that the Kaiser presented her with a valuable diamond and emerald necklace because she agreed not to encourage the Crown Prince. Her latest suitor was Lieutenant Oliphant, of the British Navy, and in fact her engagement to him was publicly announced, but the marriage has been put off frequently. "Sickness" was the last excuse. That was almost two years ago and the is still unmarried." oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1913-08-24/ed-1/se...

"Gladys Marie Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (née Deacon; 1881–1977), was an American socialite. She was the mistress and later the second wife of Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_Spencer-Churchill,_Duchess_o...

The inscription on this is wrong somewhere. Gladys Deacon was Duchess of Marlborough. Her sister Dorothy was Princess Radziwill.

Dorothy Parker Deacon (1892 - 1960) www.geni.com/people/Dorothy/6000000017021807513 "Dorothy Parker-Deacon ... married Prince Antoni Albrecht Radziwill, son of Prince Jerzy Radziwill and Roza Branicka, Countess Branicka, on 5 July 1910 at London, England. ... Her married name became Radziwill. Her marriage to Prince Antoni Albrecht Radziwill was annulled in 1921." thepeerage.com/p6788.htm#i67873 This photo ran in several newspapers, e.g. The daily telegram., September 18, 1916, Page PAGE THREE, Image 3 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85059715/1916-09-18/ed-... and The news scimitar., July 01, 1919, 4th Edition, Page 5 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn98069867/1919-07-01/ed-... S. also similar photo in the Omaha daily bee., March 01, 1914, PART TWO, Image 25 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn99021999/1914-03-01/ed-... The sun., November 20, 1919, Image 1, col. 6 reported: "The Princess Antoine Albert Radziwill, formerly Miss Dorothy Parker Deacon of Boston, has based her plea for the annulment of her marriage to the Russian Prince on the ground that she was forced into tho marriage." chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030431/1919-11-20/ed-... Her sister Gladys: www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/3819811539/

Thanks for disentangling the identification of the two sisters. We'll adjust the descriptions to make it more clear which was which.

Rev Henry Marshall Scott died 1 March 1939 at Robin Hood, St John Vicarage, Kingston Vale, Surrey. Probate granted to Mary Adelaide Scott. Estate valued at £14,913.

1911 census shows him aged 40. He had been married to Mary Adelaide for 9 years and they had no children. He was born in Ravensdale, Co Louth, Ireland.

Irish Births and Baptisms index show that he was born 12 Mar 1871, son of James R Scott and Helen Marshall.

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