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Marjorie Brown (politician)

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British politician and first woman Lord Mayor of Birmingham

Marjorie Alice Brown CBE (25 May 1919 – 8 January 2015) was Lord Mayor of Birmingham in 1973–74. Brown was the first woman to be Lord Mayor of Birmingham.

Early life

Marjorie Alice Poole was born in 1919, the daughter of William and Beatrice Brown.

Councillor and Lord Mayor

Brown was elected as a Labour councillor to Birmingham City Council in 1954 for Small Heath Ward, remaining a councillor until 1986. She was Lord Mayor in 1973–74.

She was awarded the CBE in 1977.

Personal life

Brown married Marwood Eric Brown in 1940; they had two daughters, Jackie and Carol. She died in 2015, aged 95.

References

  1. GRO, Aston registry, Vol 6d, p 511, June quarter, 1919.
  2. "Brum's first woman Lord Mayor dies at 95", Birmingham Mail, 14 January 2015.
  3. "Brum's first woman Lord Mayor dies at 95", Birmingham Mail, 14 January 2015.
  4. United Kingdom list: "No. 47234". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 June 1977. pp. 7079–7118.
  5. GRO, Warwickshire, Vol 6d, p 113, March quarter, 1940.
  6. "Brum's first woman Lord Mayor dies at 95", Birmingham Mail, 14 January 2015.
  7. "Business Live: Former Councillor Marwood Dies". 29 September 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  8. "Brum's first woman Lord Mayor dies at 95", Birmingham Mail, 14 January 2015.
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