Annie Major MBE (25 May 1904 – 22 January 1981) was Lord Mayor of Kingston upon Hull in 1965-66. Major was the first woman to be Lord Mayor of Kingston upon Hull.
Annie Major | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 May 1904 Kingston Upon Hull, England |
| Died | 22 January 1981 (aged 76) |
| Occupation(s) | Politician and mayor |
Early life
editAnnie Major was born in Hull in 1904 to Robert Major and his wife Mary Anne (née Sanderson).[2]
Major worked for the Humber Rubber and Engineers' Supplies Ltd, becoming the secretary to the managing director.[3]
Councillor and Lord Mayor
editMajor was elected as a Councillor in 1945 for the Municipal Association Group, serving until 1958, and again from 1960.[4][5] In 1961 she was an unsuccessful candidate for the Aldermanic bench.[6] She was Lord Mayor in 1965-66.[7]
She was awarded the MBE in 1965.[8]
A portrait of her, painted by William Dring, was commissioned in 1966 for the Guildhall.[1]
Personal life
editShe died in 1981, aged 76.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Alderman Miss Annie Major, MBE, JP | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ GRO, Hull District Registry, Vol 9d, p 311, September 1904 quarter.
- ^ "C.B.E. for Ex-Lord Mayor in New Year Honours", Daily Mail (Hull), 1 January 1965, p 12.
- ^ Advertisement, Daily Mail (Hull), 11 May 1949, p 3.
- ^ "New Aldermen: Labour Challenged", Daily Mail (Hull), 11 October 1961, p 7.
- ^ "New Aldermen: Labour Challenged", Daily Mail (Hull), 11 October 1961, p 7.
- ^ "Hull: Annie Major". Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "C.B.E. for Ex-Lord Mayor in New Year Honours", Daily Mail (Hull), 1 January 1965, p 12.
- ^ GRO Probate Records, 1981, p 5542.