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1 de dez. de 2019 · Lady Astor held the Plymouth seat for 26 years between 1919 and 1945. Nancy Astor. It's a name you might have not heard before, but she is very important in British politics. 100 years ago on 28 ...
2 de mai. de 2024 · When American-born English socialite Nancy Astor entered the House of Commons on 1 December 1919, she became the first female MP in British history to take a seat in parliament. She was elected to Parliament for Plymouth Sutton in November 1919, replacing her husband who had previously been the MP. Astor was elected following a by-election on ...
Nancy Witcher Astor, Viscontessa di Astor, nata Langhorne (Danville, 19 maggio 1879 – Grimsthorpe, 2 maggio 1964), è stata una politica statunitense naturalizzata inglese. È stata un membro della Camera dei Comuni del Parlamento britannico per il partito Conservatore , nonché la prima donna eletta a sedere ad un seggio e a prendere effettivamente parte ai lavori parlamentari.
A Political Pioneer. American-born Nancy Astor (1879–1964), née Langhorne, succeeded her husband Waldorf Astor as Conservative MP for Plymouth Sutton in 1919, becoming the first woman to sit in the House of Commons. She continued to represent the Plymouth Sutton constituency until her retirement in 1945.
14 de jan. de 2020 · Surprisingly, Nancy Astor was an American, born in Virginia in 1879. Her husband, Waldorf Astor, was the sitting MP for Plymouth from 1910 to 1919, until he was elevated to a hereditary peerage in the House of Lords following the death of his father, William Waldorf Astor. Nancy was then persuaded to stand for the seat.
Nancy Witcher Langhorne, vizcondesa Astor, CH (Danville, Virginia, 19 de mayo de 1879-Lincolnshire, Inglaterra, 2 de mayo de 1964) fue una política británica de origen estadounidense. El 1 de diciembre de 1919 se convirtió en la primera mujer que ocupó un escaño en la Cámara de los Comunes del Parlamento Británico.
Astor, Nancy Witcher (1879–1964) First woman member of the House of Commons, who was known for her iconoclastic wit and the many controversies into which she entered. Name variations: Lady Astor, Nancy Viscountess Astor. Born Nancy Witcher Langhorne on May 19, 1879, at Danville, Virginia; died on May 2, 1964, at Grimsthorpe, Lincolnshire ...
