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Viscountess Astor

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Noun1.Viscountess Astor - British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964)Viscountess Astor - British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964)


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Later that night the plane flew the Tory leader's family to Dalaman in Turkey for a sailing holiday with his wife's family to celebrate the 60th birthday of his mother-in-law, Viscountess Astor.
The first woman councillor was Ellen Dykes and she wasn't elected until 1919 - the same time as Nancy, Viscountess Astor was taking up her seat in Parliament.
But his cluttered home is a world away from the chandeliers of Cliveden in the Buckinghamshire countryside, where the walls were lined with Old Masters in the days when Viscount and Viscountess Astor held court there.
 
 
 
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