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Nancy Astor
first female Member of Parliament to take her seat (1879-1964) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nancy Astor, Vicountess Astor CH (Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, 19 May 1879 – 2 May 1964) was an American-born English politician and socialite.
Quick Facts Member of Parliament for Plymouth Sutton, Preceded by ...
Nancy Witcher Langhorne | |
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![]() Portrait of Nancy Astor by John Singer Sargent, 1909 | |
Member of Parliament for Plymouth Sutton | |
In office 28 November 1919 – 5 July 1945 | |
Preceded by | Waldorf Astor |
Succeeded by | Lucy Middleton |
Personal details | |
Born | (1879-05-19)19 May 1879 Danville, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | 2 May 1964(1964-05-02) (aged 84) Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire, England |
Political party | Coalition Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Robert Gould Shaw II (m. 1897–1903; divorced) Waldorf Astor (m. 1906–1952; his death) |
Parents | Chiswell Dabney Langhorne Nancy Witcher Keene |
Residence | Cliveden and Grimsthorpe Castle |
Occupation | politician |
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She was the first woman to sit as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons.[1] Her second husband was Waldorf Astor.