Edith Summerskill

Dr Edith Clara Summerskill

Rush ID: 5918

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Details

Born:
19 April 1901
Died:
4 February 1980
Birth place:
UK
Gender:
Female
Ethnicity:
Unknown
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
Election occupation:
Parentage:
Edith and William Summerskill
Notes:
None
Knighthood/Dame:
False
Highest Office:
Backbencher
Who's Who volume:
4
Education level:
Unknown

References

Rush ID:
5918
MNIS ID:
Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q665743
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. SUMMERSKILL, Dr Edith (1901-1980)

Peerages

  1. Baroness Summerskill of Kenwood

    Life

    1961

Constituencies

  1. Warrington

    Party: Labour
    Year of election: 1955
    Date of election: 26 May 1955
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1961*
    Date of exit: c. 1961*
    Party: Labour
    Nature of exit: Elevation to peerage
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: None known
    Notes: Exit January 1961.

  2. Fulham West

    Party: Labour
    Year of election: 1938*
    Date of election: 6 April 1938
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1955
    Date of exit: 26 May 1955
    Party: Labour
    Nature of exit: Boundary revision
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: None known
    Notes: None

Marriages

  1. Samuel, Dr E. Jeffrey

    Year: 1925

Relationships

  1. Mother of Shirley Summerskill

  2. Related by marriage to John Ryman