Rose Paterson Wiki – Biography
Rose Paterson had not been seen for 24 hours before she was found dead at the family home after being reported missing by her Tory MP husband, an inquest heard today.
Mrs. Paterson, the daughter of the fourth Viscount Ridley, was the chairman of Aintree Racecourse and a Jockey Club board member. The couple married in 1980 and had two sons, Ned and Felix, and a daughter, Evie.
Rose Paterson Age
Rose Paterson was 63 years old.
Husband and Children
Mr. Paterson, a former cabinet minister under David Cameron and Conservative MP for North Shropshire, said at the end of June that the loss of his wife, Rose, 63, had come as a ‘terrible shock’ to the family.
Mrs. Paterson, the daughter of the fourth Viscount Ridley, was the chairman of Aintree Racecourse and a Jockey Club board member. The couple married in 1980 and had two sons, Ned and Felix, and a daughter, Evie.
Mr. Paterson said: ‘It is with great sadness that I must inform you that my wife, Rose, has been found dead at our family home in Shropshire. Rose and I were married for 40 happy years. She was a wonderful, caring wife, mother, and grandmother. Her death has come as a terrible shock to us all’.
Mrs. Paterson was seen on her horse and appeared to be in good health and spirits with no hint of the tragedy that would follow hours later, a neighbor told MailOnline.
She said: ‘My mum saw her on her horse yesterday about midday. They exchanged hellos, there was nothing remarkable about it. Overnight, about 1 am my mother, heard the police helicopter overhead. She was found a short distance from here.’ Another neighbor said she heard police cars driving to and from the property until about 2.30 am. She said: ‘We were woken up by the police helicopter and saw police cars racing past on the main road outside’.
A police helicopter was hovering over the area around the family home and surrounding estate for several hours while they were ‘searching for her’ overnight, a close friend said, adding: ‘We are still in shock. We’ve had a very sleepless night. She was a wonderful person with such a welcoming smile.’
Rose Paterson’s death came as she became embroiled in a planning row alongside housing secretary Robert Jenrick, who has asked his department to re-examine an application by the Jockey Club for 300-plus homes and a hotel at Sandown Park after it had been unanimously rejected by Surrey councilors last year. His intervention has raised concerns about conflicts of interest because of the Jockey Club’s links to senior Conservative figures including Mrs. Paterson, who sits on the club’s board. No final decision has been made.
She married the MP in 1980 while Mr. Paterson was working for the family’s luxury leather business where he worked for more than 20 years before being elected to Parliament in 1997. He has led various leather and tannery trade associations and on top of his MP’s salary, he has made tens of thousands a year from consultancy work for food, healthcare, and scientific companies. In 2017 he was the 12th highest-earning MP based on earnings outside Parliament.
His wife was the second daughter of Matthew White Ridley, the 4th Viscount Ridley, who died in 2012, whose title was then handed down to his only son, also called Matthew. Since 1698 the family’s seat has been the grand Blagdon Estate in Northumberland where Mrs. Paterson grew up.
Rose Paterson Missing and Found Dead
Owen Paterson’s wife Rose had not been seen for 24 hours before she was found dead at the family home after being reported missing by her Tory MP husband, an inquest heard today.
The 63-year-old chairman of Aintree racecourse was found in woodland at the property in Ellesmere, near Wrexham, in the early hours of June 24 – her husband of 40 years’ birthday.
She had been reported missing by the former Cabinet Secretary just after 8 pm the night before, having not been seen since 10 pm on June 22.
Details of Newcastle born Mrs. Paterson were read out in front of the senior Coroner John Ellery at Shrewsbury Coroner’s Court.
The Paterson family was not present in court but two people were watching proceedings remotely, according to court staff.
Coroner’s Officer Julie Hartridge confirmed Mrs. Paterson’s date and place of birth and that she was the Chairman of Aintree Racecourse.
Police have said Mrs. Paterson’s death is not suspicious – but the cause of death has not been established +7
Police have said Mrs. Paterson’s death is not suspicious – but the cause of death has not been established
The Coroner’s Officer said: ‘At 8.23 pm on June 23 Mr. Owen Paterson called police concerning the welfare of his wife. She had not been since approximately 10 pm the previous night.
‘A search of the woodland area surrounding her home address was undertaken by police officers and the West Mercia Search and Rescue team.
‘They located the body of Rose Emily Paterson in a wooded area.’
She added that her death was formally recorded at 3.20 am and the police were satisfied that there were no suspicious circumstances.
On June 24, the body of Mrs. Paterson was identified at a local funeral home in Whitchurch, Shropshire, by her husband Owen.
The Coroner Mr. Ellery made clear that the date of death was yet to be determined as although her body had been found on the 24th, she had not been seen since the 22nd.
The inquest was adjourned until September 22.
Cause of Death
Police have said Mrs. Paterson’s death is not suspicious – but the cause of death has not been established.
