Marion Greeves

Marion Greeves
Greeves from a 1957 newspaper article
Born
Marion Janet Cadbury

(1894-07-18)18 July 1894
Selly Oak, Birmingham, England
Died7 July 1979(1979-07-07) (aged 84)
Portadown, County Down, Ireland
NationalityBritish
Known forMember of the Senate of Northern Ireland
Children5
Parent(s)George Cadbury
Elizabeth Taylor
RelativesEgbert Cadbury (brother)
Edward Cadbury (half-brother)
Richard Cadbury (paternal uncle)

Marion Greeves, MBE (née Cadbury; 18 July 1894 – 4 July 1979)[1] was a British politician who was the first of only two female members of the Senate of Northern Ireland, having been elected to serve as an independent member on 20 June 1950, retiring on 10 June 1969. Greeves was awarded an MBE in 1947, mostly for her work with the Women’s Voluntary Service (WVS).[2] She was also Chief Commissioner of Girl Guides in Ulster. In 1957 she received the Silver Fish Award, Girl Guiding’s highest adult honour.[3]

  1. ^ Cadbury Family Tree Archived 11 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Crosfield, John F (1985). A History of the Cadbury family. London, UK: J Crosfield. p. 648. ISBN 0950734012.
  3. ^ Martin Wallace (3 May 1957). "Sincere friend". Belfast Telegraph. Belfast, UK. p. 3.

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