Marriage
Charles John Addison Doughty married fellow Conservative Party member Adelaide Baillieu Shackell (born 1908 — died 1986), who served from 1967 - 1968 as Chairperson of the Conservatives. In 1978 she was named President of the Conservatives. She was knighted in 1971 and styled as Dame Adelaide Doughty (see, ).
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