Janet Tempest
Janet Evelyn Mary Tempest was an Argentine-born British landowner and Catholic philanthropist. She was the châtelaine of Broughton Hall, the seat of the Tempest family in North Yorkshire. A devout Catholic, she was a devotee of Mother Teresa, having met her in India. She volunteered internationally with the Missionaries of Charity and ran a clothing bank at Broughton Hall for the poor in Kolkata and in Eastern Europe. Tempest also funded the construction of an extension to St. Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery in Skipton. In 2004, she sustained permanent injuries from falling off a camel while on safari in Kenya.
Early life
Tempest was born Janet Evelyn Mary Longton, the daughter of Harold Longton, in 1930 in Argentina. She spent the first seven years of her childhood in Argentina before moving with her family to South Africa.Marriage and issue
She married Henry Roger Tempest, a member of the Tempest family, on 18 January 1957. They had five children:- Bridget Mary Tempest
- Anne Valerie Tempest
- Mary Hazel Tempest
- Roger Henry Tempest
- Piers Martin Tempest
Catholic charity work
Broughton Hall
Upon her husband's inheritance of Broughton Hall from his older brother, she became the estate's châtelaine. She offered tours and opened the house to the public to keep it running. She served as a director of the estate. In 2018 the hall's business park was home to more than 50 companies employing more than 700 people.In 2007, she hosted Anne, Princess Royal at Broughton Hall.