Magistrate
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Jean Mackie
Submitted by Alison McCall on 8 December 2015 - 10:54pm
Revised: 8 December 2015 - 11:05pm — Alison McCall
Mrs Jean Mackie was a magistrate and was one of the founder members of the Voluntary Association for Mental health. She was Provost of Dunfermline from 1961 to 1964, the first women to hold the post.
Mary Barbour
Submitted by acumfaegovan on 2 April 2013 - 7:10pm
Revised: 19 November 2014 - 1:00pm — Alison McCall
Other names:
Maiden name: Rough
Dates:
22 Feb 1875 - 2 Apr 1958
Political activist Mary Barbour (née Rough) was born 22nd February, 1875 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland and died 2nd April, 1958 in Govan, Glasgow, Scotland. She is noted as a 'Red Clydesider' and one the leaders of 'Mrs. Barbour's Army' who through rent strikes fought against rent increases in 1915. Mary was the first female Labour Councillor on Glasgow Town Council and as well as being the first woman Bailie on Glasgow Corporation she was also appointed one of Glasgow's first women Magistrates.
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