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Revision as of 14:07, 22 September 2020
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| Born | Rose Emily Ridley 13 August 1956 Northumberland, England |
| Died | June 2020 Shropshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Westfield School, Newcastle upon Tyne West Heath School, Sevenoaks |
| Alma mater | New Hall, Cambridge |
| Title | Chairman, Aintree Racecourse |
| Term | 2014–2020 |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent | Matthew White Ridley, 4th Viscount Ridley |
| Relatives | Matt Ridley (brother) |
Rose Emily Paterson (née Ridley; 13 August 1956 – June 2020) was a British business executive, fundraiser, and the chairman of Aintree Racecourse.
Early life
Rose Emily Paterson was born on 13 August 1956 in Northumberland.[1] She was the daughter of Matthew White Ridley, 4th Viscount Ridley[2] and Lady Anne Lumley (the daughter of Roger Lumley, 11th Earl of Scarbrough). Her great-grandfather was Sir Edwin Lutyens, through his daughter Ursula. Her brother, Matt Ridley, was the 5th Viscount Ridley, and she had two other siblings.[1]
They lived near Seaton Burn at the family-owned Blagdon Estate. She was educated at Westfield School in Newcastle upon Tyne and West Heath School in Sevenoaks.[1] As a schoolgirl, she ran a book (acted as a bookmaker) on horse racing, I Made Quite a Killing.[2] After school she took a gap year, and then read history at New Hall, Cambridge and attended an art history course in Venice.[1]
Career
She worked for Sotheby's auction house, provided advice and valuations on artworks.[2] Following her husband's election as an MP in 1997, she was her husband's Shropshire-based personal assistant and office manager.[2]
In 2014, she was appointed chairman of Aintree Racecourse, and stood down from working for her husband in 2015.[2] She had been a racecourse committee director since 2005.[3] In 2014, she became the Jockey Club Racecourses' first female chairman, succeeding Peter Greenall, 4th Baron Daresbury.[4]
She was appointed a member of the board of stewards at the Jockey Club, owners of Aintree, in 2019.[3][5]
Personal life
In 1980, she married the former Conservative cabinet minister Owen Paterson.[6][3] They had two sons and a daughter.[2] They lived at Shellbrook Hall in Ellesmere, Shropshire,[7][8] a grade II listed building since May 1953,[9] and Hillsborough Castle when Owen was Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.[1]
Paterson contracted COVID-19 in 2020.[1] She was found dead in woods near her home that June; West Mercia Police treated her death as "unexplained", and it was not thought that any third party was involved.[6] She was 63.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Rose Paterson, Aintree chairman and wife of Owen who invigorated the Grand National – obituary". The Telegraph. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g Robertson, Dominic (24 June 2020). "Rose Paterson obituary: Grandmother, fundraiser and Aintree Racecourse chairman". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ a b c Keogh, Frank (24 June 2020). "Rose Paterson: Aintree Racecourse chairman dies aged 63". BBC. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "'The sort of person you don't meet very often': tributes flow for Rose Paterson | Horse Racing News | Racing Post". www.racingpost.com.
- ^ "Jockey Club pay tribute after death of Aintree chairman Rose Paterson". Racing TV.
- ^ a b "Rose Paterson, Aintree chair and wife of Tory ex-minister, found dead". The Guardian. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Shropshire MP Owen Paterson's wife Rose makes Who's Who". www.shropshirestar.com.
- ^ "Chair of Aintree Racecourse Rose Paterson has died". Chair of Aintree Racecourse Rose Paterson has died.
- ^ "SHELLBROOK HILL, Ellesmere Rural - 1176416 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk.