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British politician and first woman Lord Mayor of Kingston upon Hull From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Annie Major MBE (25 May 1904 – 22 January 1981) was Lord Mayor of Kingston upon Hull in 1965-66. Major was the first woman to be Lord Mayor of Kingston upon Hull.
Annie Major | |
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Born | Kingston Upon Hull, England | 25 May 1904
Died | 22 January 1981 76) | (aged
Occupation(s) | Politician and mayor |
Annie Major was born in Hull in 1904 to Robert Major and his wife Mary Anne (née Sanderson).[2]
Major worked for the Humber Rubber and Engineers' Supplies Ltd, becoming the secretary to the managing director.[3]
Major was elected as a Councillor in 1945 for the Municipal Association Group, serving until 1958, and again from 1960.[4][5] In 1961 she was an unsuccessful candidate for the Aldermanic bench.[6] She was Lord Mayor in 1965-66.[7]
She was awarded the MBE in 1965.[8]
A portrait of her, painted by William Dring, was commissioned in 1966 for the Guildhall.[1]
She died in 1981, aged 76.[9]
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