Margaret Percy Phipps

Margaret Percy Phipps (29 August 1877-22 September 1944).

Born in Staten Island, New York, USA, She was the daughter of William Wilton Phipps of Wiltshire and Chelsea his wife Jesse Percy Butler Duncan of New York.

Her parents were residents of Chelsea, and it was there she married Sir Edmund Bampfylde Phipps on 28 April 1906.

She became involved in local politics and was Mayor of Chelsea for two successive terms in 1929-31.