Joan Davidson

Viscountess Frances Joan Davidson

Rush ID: 9235

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Details

Born:
29 May 1894
Died:
25 November 1985
Birth place:
UK
Gender:
Female
Ethnicity:
White
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
true
Formative occupation:
Social worker
Election occupation:
Social worker
Parentage:
Sir Willoughby Dickinson MP (1st Baron Dickinson)
Notes:
4th generation of her family to sit as an MP. Succeeded her husband as MP in 1937. Created Dame in 1952.
Knighthood/Dame:
Awarded in 1952
Highest Office:
Backbencher
Who's Who volume:
4
Education level:
Secondary

References

Rush ID:
9235
MNIS ID:
2415
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q5478591
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
1241
They work for you ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. DAVIDSON, Viscountess (1894-1985)
  2. DAVIDSON, Joan (1894-1985) **
  3. DICKINSON, Joan (1894-1985) **

Alternative names

  1. Joan (Frances Joan) Davidson (A.K.A.)

    1919 - 1937

    surname from marriage until husband's elevation to peerage in 1937

  2. Joan (Frances Joan) Dickinson (Family Name)

    1894 - 1919

    surname until marriage in 1919

Peerages

  1. Baroness Northchurch

    Life

    1964

Constituencies

  1. Hemel Hempstead

    Party: Conservative
    Year of election: 1937
    Date of election: 22 June 1937
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1959
    Date of exit: 8 October 1959
    Party: Conservative
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connection: Direct
    Notes: Entered as a result of a by election.

Schools

  1. Unknown (Other private)

Marriages

  1. Davidson, Sir John Colin Campbell

    Year: 1919

Relationships

  1. Spouse of John Davidson

  2. Child of Willoughby Dickinson

Parties

  1. Conservative Member

Political organisations

  1. Young Britons Organisation Leader

    Chairman

  2. Womens' Advisory Committee Leader

    Pres-Eastern area