1808 - 1877
Caroline Norton British Composer
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Caroline Norton dating history
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Caroline Norton was previously married to Sir William Stirling-Maxwell, 9th Baronet (1877) and George Norton (1827 - 1875).
Caroline Norton was in a relationship with Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea (1840 - 1845).
Caroline Norton is rumoured to have hooked up with William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1836).
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Relationship Statistics
| Type | Total | Longest | Average | Shortest |
|---|
| Married | 2 |
47 years, 8 months
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23 years, 11 months
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3 months, 2 days
|
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| Dating | 1 |
5 years
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| Rumoured | 1 |
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-
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| Total | 4 |
47 years, 8 months
|
13 years, 2 months
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3 months, 2 days
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Details
| First Name |
Caroline
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| Last Name |
Norton
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| Full Name at Birth |
Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Sheridan
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| Birthday |
22nd March, 1808
|
| Birthplace |
London
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| Died |
15th June, 1877
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| Place of Death |
London, England
|
| Build |
Slim
|
| Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
|
| Hair Color |
Black
|
| Zodiac Sign |
Aries
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| Sexuality |
Straight
|
| Ethnicity |
White
|
| Nationality |
British
|
| Occupation |
Composer
|
Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton, Lady Stirling-Maxwell
(née Sheridan; 22 March 1808 – 15 June 1877) was an English social reformer and author active in the early and mid-nineteenth century. Norton left her husband in 1836, following which he sued her close friend Lord Melbourne, the then Whig Prime Minister, for criminal conversation (i.e. adultery). The jury threw out the claim, but she was unable to obtain a divorce and was denied access to her three sons. Norton's intense campaigning led to the passing of the Custody of Infants Act 1839, the Matrimonial Causes Act 1857 and the Married Women's Property Act 1870. Norton modelled for the fresco of Justice in the House of Lords by Daniel Maclise, who chose her because she was seen by many as a famous victim of injustice.
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