Caroline Arnott
Dame Caroline Sydney Williams Arnott, DBE, OStJ, JP was an English philanthropist.Family
Arnott was born in Bath, Somerset, the daughter of Sir Frederick Williams, 2nd Baronet, 2nd Bt., of Tregullow. She married Major Sir John Alexander Arnott, 2nd Bt., son of Sir John Arnott, 1st Bt. and Mary, on 27 September 1881, publisher of the Irish Times. He held the office of Justice of the Peace for County Cork and of Deputy Lieutenant of County Cork. She spent her married life in Dublin, where she was active in charitable causes, including raising £50,000 for an Irish War Memorial for the First World War.Children
- Margaret Christian Salomé Arnott
- Captain John Arnott
- Lina Victoria Arnott
- Mary Christian Arnott
- Sir Lauriston John Arnott, 3rd Bt.
- Sir Robert John Arnott, 4th Bt.
- Major Thomas John Arnott
Investitures
She was invested as a Lady of Grace, Order of St John of Jerusalem. She held the office of Justice of the Peace. In 1918, she was invested as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire when she was vice president of the Soldiers and Sailors Help Society, Dublin, for her war work.Death
Dame Caroline Arnott died on 28 December 1933 in Leicester. She was buried in Saint Fintan's Cemetery in Sutton, Dublin, Ireland.
