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A Short Biography of Viscountess Nancy Astor

Author Name:

Viscountess Nancy Astor

Born As:

Nancy Witcher Langhorne.

Other Names:

Viscountess Nancy Astor

Born:

19 May 1879

Died:

2 May 1964




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Conservative Politician                          
                          
First husband Robert Gould Shaw
Second husband Waldorf Astor - who through his father peerage that Waldforf automatically became a Member of the House of Lords, and forfeited his seat of Plymouth Sutton in the House of Commons. Lady Astor decided to contest the vacant parliamentary seat.                          
First woman to serve as a Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons.                          
Nancy was a Christian Scientist.