Ethel Newcomb Beatty, Countess Beatty (née Field; 1873 – July 17, 1932) was a socialite and a member of the aristocracy. The daughter of American millionaire Marshall Field, she enjoyed a lavish lifestyle.
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Early life
Ethel was born in Cook County, Illinois in 1873. Her parents were Marshall Field, the founder of the American firm Marshall Field's, and his first wife, Nannie Douglas Scott. She had one full brother, Marshall Field Jr.
Personal life
On January 1, 1891, Ethel married Arthur Magie Tree in an opulent ceremony held at the home of her parents, 1905 Prairie Avenue in Chicago. Arthur was the son of American diplomat Lambert Tree and the former Anna Josephine Magie. Together, they were the parents of three children, only one of whom survived to adulthood:
Arthur Ronald Lambert Field Tree (1897–1976), who became a Member of Parliament and, during the Second World War became a link between the British and United States governments, lending his country house, Ditchley Park near Oxford, to Winston Churchill for weekend visits when the official residences were considered unsafe.