Mary Carolyn Campbell ('May', née Cuyler), Lady Grey-Egerton
(died 1959), First wife of Sir Philip Grey-Egerton, 12th Bt; daughter of J. Wayne CuylerSitter in 19 portraits
May Cuyler, daughter of a major from New Jersey, was considered one of the most beautiful women in London. She married Sir Philip Grey-Egerton, 12th Baronet of Egerton and Oulton, in London in 1893. The wedding received extensive press coverage, featuring lists of the jewels received as gifts, including a diamond tiara. The marriage ended in divorce in 1906, and her twin sons both died in action in World War I.
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