Georgiana Maxwell, 26th Baroness de Ros
Georgiana Angela Maxwell, 26th Baroness de Ros of Helmsley , succeeded her grandmother Una Ross after the title was called out of abeyance in her favour in 1958. She was the first woman of her line to be allowed to sit in the House of Lords after the Peerage Act 1963.
She studied at Wycombe Abbey and Studley Royal Agricultural College. She gained a National Diploma in Dairying.
The 26th Baroness was the daughter of Lieutenant-Commander The Hon. Peter Ross, RN, who himself was the eldest son of the 25th Baroness. Georgiana married Commander John David Maxwell of the Royal Navy on 24 July 1954 and they had two children:
