Lilias Janet Garvie Mackenzie (née Macleod), Countess of Cromartie
(1918-2013), Doctor; president of NADFASSitter associated with 1 portrait
In 1936 Mackenzie began studying medicine at Leeds University as one of very few female students. During the Second World War, she worked as a medical officer in family and children’s clinics in Marleybone, London. In 1961 she joined the Strathpeffer Practice in Ross-shire in the Scottish Highlands, serving the local area for many years. During this time she met the 4th Earl of Cromartie, whom she married in 1962. She had a strong interest in the arts and music, and became the first president of the National Association of Decorative & Fine Arts Societies (NADFAS).
Lilias Janet Garvie Mackenzie (née Macleod), Countess of Cromartie
by Bassano & Vandyk Studios
half-plate film negative, 26 November 1968
NPG x174415
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