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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Famous quotes containing the word marriage:
“Women hope men will change after marriage but they don’t; men hope women won’t change but they do.”
—Bettina Arndt (20th century)
“In all perception of the truth there is a divine ecstasy, an inexpressible delirium of joy, as when a youth embraces his betrothed virgin. The ultimate delights of a true marriage are one with this.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Men commonly couple with their idea of marriage a slight degree at least of sensuality; but every lover, the world over, believes in its inconceivable purity.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)