Hon Rose Emily Paterson, 63, Chairman of Aintree Racecourse and member of the Board of Stewards, Jockey Club

[Michael Rhodes]

_. The Hon Emily Paterson, who has been found dead, aged 63, was the wife of Owen Paterson, the Conservative MP for North Shropshire, and the second daughter of the late 4th Viscount Ridley, KG, GCVO.

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Mrs Paterson was Chairman of Aintree Racecourse, and a member of the main Board of Stewards of The Jockey Club.

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[Michael Rhodes]

__.Rose Paterson, Aintree chairman and wife of Owen who invigorated the Grand National – obituary

Rose Paterson, who has died aged 63, was, as chairman of Aintree Racecourse, the boss of the Grand National; she was also the popular and devoted wife of Owen Paterson, Conservative MP for North Shropshire and former cabinet minister....

As a ‘political wife’ of charm and beauty she fought her husband's cause; at Aintree she brought greater safety for horses and bigger crowds.....


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