- Born
- Died
- Birth nameShirley Vivien Teresa Brittain Catlin
- Nicknames
- Shirl the Pearl
- Shirley Poppins
- Shirley Williams was born on July 27, 1930 in Chelsea, London, England, UK. She was married to Richard Neustadt and Bernard Williams. She died on April 11, 2021 in Hertfordshire, England, UK.
- SpousesRichard Neustadt(1987 - October 31, 2003) (his death)Bernard Williams(1955 - 1974) (divorced, 1 child)
- Daughter of VAD nurse, writer, feminist, socialist, and pacifist Vera Brittain, and Sir George Edward Gordon Catlin, who was a political scientist and philosopher.
- In 1970 during a holiday in the USA, her husband, daughter and herself were subjected to a 250 mile terror drive by an armed hitchhiker.
- Became Baroness Williams of Crosby when she was awarded a life peerage in 1993.
- [September 2004] Steps down as the Liberal Democrat leader in the House of Lords after having served three years in the position since being elected in 2001.
- Has a daughter Rebecca, a lawyer, and three nephews including BBC producer/director Daniel Brittain-Catlin-Catlin and architect Timothy Brittain-Catlin.
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