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Mary Seacole
Jamaican-British businesswoman (–)
"Seacole" redirects here. For other people with the surname, see Seacole (surname).
The Honourable Mary Seacole OM | |
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Seacole, c. | |
Born | Mary Jane Grant ()23 November Kingston, British Jamaica |
Died | 14 May () (aged75) Paddington, London, England |
Othernames | Mother Seacole |
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Knownfor | Assistance to sick and wounded military personnel during Crimean War |
Spouse | Edwin Seacole (m.; died) |
Honours | Order of Merit (Jamaica; posthumous, ) |
Mary Jane Seacole (néeGrant;[1][2][3] 23 November – 14 May ) was a British nurse and businesswoman.
Seacole was born in Kingston to a Creole mother who ran a boarding house and had herbalist skills as a "doctress".[4] In , Seacole was (posthumously) awarded the Jamaican Order of Mer