Kathleen, Duchess of Newcastle

The Duchess of Newcastle OBE
The Duchess with one of her Borzois
Born	Kathleen Florence May Candy 1872
Died	1 June 1955
Residence	Clumber House, Nottinghamshire
Nationality	British
Spouse(s)	Henry Pelham-Clinton, 7th Duke of Newcastle (1889–1928)
Parent(s)	Maj Henry Augustus Candy Frances Kathleen Westenra

Kathleen Florence May Pelham-Clinton, Duchess of Newcastle OBE (1872 – 1 June 1955), was a well-known conformation show judge and dog breeder who influenced the Borzoi and Wire Fox Terrier breeds.

Born in 1872, the future Duchess was the daughter of Major Henry Augustus Candy by his marriage to Frances Kathleen Westenra, the daughter of Henry Robert Westenra, 3rd Baron Rossmore.

She married Henry Pelham-Clinton, 7th Duke of Newcastle, in 1889, with whom she shared several common interests. Both were interested in animals, with horses and dogs being their favourites. Prior to the marriage, Kathleen was already a judge and dog show exhibitor, primarily of Fox Terriers. The Duke knew of the Duchess's knowledge of dogs, and when a dealer attempted to sell him a spaniel he once said "It would not suit me to do that. Her Grace knows the market value just a bit too well to suit my fancy." The couple had no children.

Charles Henry Lane wrote in his 1902 work Dog Shows and Doggy People of the popularity of the Duchess of Newcastle amongst those involved in dog shows, being the "most popular of her sex" apart from the Queen. The book itself was dedicated to the Duchess, with an image of her as the frontispiece. The Duchess was involved in the breeding of several different dog breeds, including Borzois, Fox Terriers (both Smooth and Wire), Whippets, Scottish Deerhounds and Clumber Spaniels; the breed named after the ancestral home of the Dukes of Newcastle. She was a well-known conformation show judge of the breeds she was involved with.