Nancy Witcher Langhorne
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Nancy Witcher Langhorne, later known as Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, was an American-born British politician who became the first woman to take a seat in the UK House of Commons.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Nancy Witcher Keene | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Viscountess
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human ⓘ member of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nancy Astor
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Viscountess Astor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1879-05-19 ⓘ |
| birthName | Nancy Witcher Langhorne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Danville, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Cliveden estate, Buckinghamshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Francis David Langhorne Astor
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John Jacob Astor NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Langhorne Astor NERFINISHED ⓘ Nancy Phyllis Louise Astor NERFINISHED ⓘ William Waldorf Astor II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1964-05-02 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | female academies in Virginia ⓘ |
| electedIn | 1919 by-election for Plymouth Sutton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Langhorne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Chiswell Dabney Langhorne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstHusband | Robert Gould Shaw II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Nancy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | conservative ⓘ |
| knownFor | advocacy on social issues including temperance and child welfare ⓘ |
| marriageToRobertGouldShawIITermination | divorce ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| middleName | Witcher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Nancy Witcher Keene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movedTo |
England
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Newport, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Viscountess ⓘ |
| notableFor | first woman to take a seat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| notableResidence | Cliveden House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 5 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermEnd | 1945 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermStart | 1919 ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Member of Parliament for Plymouth Sutton ⓘ |
| religion | Christian Science NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Cliveden, Buckinghamshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling |
Billy Langhorne
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Buck Langhorne NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Langhorne NERFINISHED ⓘ Irene Langhorne Gibson NERFINISHED ⓘ Keene Langhorne NERFINISHED ⓘ Lizzie Langhorne NERFINISHED ⓘ Nora Langhorne NERFINISHED ⓘ Phyllis Langhorne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Waldorf Astor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Viscountess Astor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookSeatInLegislature | House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Nancy Witcher Keene