The marriage, in 1904, of Captain John Sinclair, T as he then was, to Lady Marjorie Gordon, the only daughter of Lord and Lady Aberdeen, was an exceedingly popular one. Captain Sinclair had known Lady Marjorie for a number of years, as he was A.d.c. to the Earl of Aberdeen when the latter was Lord-lieutenant of Ireland in 1886, and again accompanied him in a similar capacity when he was made Governor-general of Canada. The marriage brought into closer union two prominent Liberal houses. Lady Pentland herself is an ardent politician and speaker. She is also a woman of many varied interests, and has largely assisted her mother, the Countess of Aberdeen, in her philanthropic work. Lady Pentland's education was conducted on extremely practical lines. She learned the art of housewifery under her mother's tuition, and is an expert in household management. She was very athletic and literary, and has given us a charming description of the years she spent in Ottawa, in a brochure entitled "Our Schoolroom at Ottawa, 1893-1898." Lady Pentland was for some time editress of a children's magazine to which Mr. Rudyard Kipling was a contributor. Her ladyship is a leading hostess of the Liberal party. She has two children, a son and a daughter.

Lady Pentland Thomson