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Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor
Nancy Witcher Astor
First female Member of Parliament to take her seat (1879-1964).
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Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor
Sex or Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Danville
Country of Citizenship
United Kingdom
United States
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
( - 4/12/1927)
End Cause
:
Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927
End Time
:
4/12/1927
Date of Birth
5/19/1879
Date of Death
5/2/1964
Member of Political Party
Conservative Party
Instance Of
Human
Place of Death
Grimsthorpe Castle
Commons Gallery
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor
Occupation
Politician
Socialite
Suffragist
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Position Held
Member of the 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(11/14/1935 - 6/15/1945)
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Electoral District
:
Plymouth Sutton
Elected In
:
1935 United Kingdom General Election
Parliamentary Group
:
Conservative Party
Parliamentary Term
:
37th Parliament of the United Kingdom
End Time
:
6/15/1945
Start Time
:
11/14/1935
Member of the 36th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(10/27/1931 - 10/25/1935)
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Electoral District
:
Plymouth Sutton
Elected In
:
1931 United Kingdom General Election
Parliamentary Group
:
Conservative Party
Parliamentary Term
:
36th Parliament of the United Kingdom
End Time
:
10/25/1935
Start Time
:
10/27/1931
Member of the 35th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(5/30/1929 - 10/7/1931)
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Electoral District
:
Plymouth Sutton
Elected In
:
1929 United Kingdom General Election
Parliamentary Group
:
Conservative Party
Parliamentary Term
:
35th Parliament of the United Kingdom
End Time
:
10/7/1931
Start Time
:
5/30/1929
Member of the 34th Parliament of the United Kingdom
(10/29/1924 - 5/10/1929)
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Electoral District
:
Plymouth Sutton
Elected In
:
1924 United Kingdom General Election
Parliamentary Group
:
Conservative Party
Parliamentary Term
:
34th Parliament of the United Kingdom
End Time
:
5/10/1929
Start Time
:
10/29/1924
Member of the 33rd Parliament of the United Kingdom
(12/6/1923 - 10/9/1924)
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Electoral District
:
Plymouth Sutton
Elected In
:
1923 United Kingdom General Election
Parliamentary Group
:
Conservative Party
Parliamentary Term
:
33rd Parliament of the United Kingdom
End Time
:
10/9/1924
Start Time
:
12/6/1923
Member of the 32nd Parliament of the United Kingdom
(11/15/1922 - 11/16/1923)
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Electoral District
:
Plymouth Sutton
Elected In
:
1922 United Kingdom General Election
Parliamentary Group
:
Conservative Party
Parliamentary Term
:
32nd Parliament of the United Kingdom
End Time
:
11/16/1923
Start Time
:
11/15/1922
Member of the 31st Parliament of the United Kingdom
(11/15/1919 - 10/26/1922)
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Electoral District
:
Plymouth Sutton
Elected In
:
UK Parliamentary By-Election
Parliamentary Group
:
Conservative Party
Parliamentary Term
:
31st Parliament of the United Kingdom
End Time
:
10/26/1922
Start Time
:
11/15/1919
Given Name
Nancy
Spouse
Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor
(5/3/1906 - 9/30/1952)
End Cause
:
Death of Subject's Spouse
Series Ordinal
:
2
End Time
:
9/30/1952
Start Time
:
5/3/1906
Robert Gould Shaw II
(October 1897 - 1903)
End Cause
:
Divorce
Series Ordinal
:
1
End Time
:
1903
Start Time
:
October 1897
Father
Child
Robert Gould Shaw III
David Astor
William Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor
Jakie Astor
Michael Astor
Nancy Phyllis Louise Astor
Name in Native Language
Nancy Astor
Birth Name
Nancy Witcher Astor
Work Location
London
Archives At
National Library of Wales
Family
Astor Family
Langhorne Family
Residence
Cliveden
Mirador
Noble Title
Viscount Astor
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Family Name
Astor
Religion or Worldview
Christian Science
Mother
Candidacy in Election
1929 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Plymouth Sutton
1931 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Plymouth Sutton
1935 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Plymouth Sutton
1924 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Plymouth Sutton
1923 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Plymouth Sutton
1922 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Plymouth Sutton
Sibling
Nora Langhorne
Phyllis Langhorne
Elizabeth Dabney Langhorne
Depicted By
Described by Source
Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921
A Historical Dictionary of British Women
Page(s)
:
22
Member Of
Electrical Association for Women
Place of Burial
Octagon Temple Chapel, Cliveden
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Astor, Lady Nancy
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor
(1923)
Creator
:
John Singer Sargent
Point in Time
:
1923
Chiswell Langhorne
Irene Langhorne Gibson
Portrait of Nancy Astor
(1908)
Creator
:
John Singer Sargent
Point in Time
:
1908
Nancy Witcher Keen
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