# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/mary-benson-q6779034
# Generated: 2026-08-15T01:29:53.705Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/mary-benson-q6779034"
name: "Mary Benson"
slug: "mary-benson-q6779034"
description: "Mary Benson was an English hostess of the Victorian era. She was the wife of Edward Benson, who during their marriage became Archbishop of Canterbury. Their children included several prolific authors and contributors to cultural life. During her marriage, she was involved with Lucy Tait, daughter of the previous Archbishop of Canterbury. She was described by William Gladstone, the British Prime Minister, as the 'cleverest woman in Europe'."
tagline: "English wife of Revd. Edward Benson (1841–1918)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mary_Benson.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
category:
  name: "Artists"
  slug: "artists"
profileType:
  name: "Artist"
  slug: "artist"
birthDate: "1841"
deathDate: "1918-06-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           45.53
  momentum:             25
  historical:           2.439816
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     15
  profileCompleteness:  56
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Benson"
    title: "Mary Benson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Benson_(hostess)"
    title: "Mary Benson (hostess)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6779034"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-relations