Norah Runge
Norah Cecil Runge, OBE (1884 – 6 June 1978) was a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom.
Runge was elected Member of Parliament for Rotherhithe in the 1931 Conservative landslide, gaining the seat from Labour incumbent Benjamin Smith. Runge held the seat until 1935, when it was regained by Smith.
She was subsequently created an alderman on London County Council in 1937, remaining a member of the council until 1961.[1] [2]
Runge currently holds the record of the longest-lived female MP in the United Kingdom.
References
- ↑ "The New L.C.C.". The Times. 9 March 1937. p. 13.
- ↑ Hutton, Marceline J (2001). Russian and West European women, 1860-1939: dreams, struggles, and nightmares. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 392. ISBN 978-0-7425-1044-9.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Norah Runge
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Ben Smith |
Member of Parliament for Rotherhithe 1931 – 1935 |
Succeeded by Ben Smith |
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