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Astor, Nancy, Lady

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nancy astorAstor, Nancy, Lady (1879-1964), b. Virginia, USA. In 1919 Lady Astor became the first woman to take a seat in the House of Commons.

She succeeded her husband, the Second Viscount Astor, as MP for Plymouth.