Nancy Buttfield
Dame Nancy Eileen Buttfield, DBE (née Holden; 12 November 1912 – 4 September 2005) was an Australian Senator and the first woman to serve in the Australian Parliament as a representative of the state of South Australia.
Nancy Buttfield | |
|---|---|
| Senator for South Australia | |
| In office 1 July 1968 – 11 April 1974 | |
| In office 9 December 1961 – 30 June 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Gordon Davidson |
| In office 11 October 1955 – 8 December 1961 | |
| Preceded by | George McLeay |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Davidson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nancy Eileen Holden 12 November 1912 Kensington Gardens, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Died | 4 September 2005 (aged 92) Adelaide, South Australia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse |
Frank Buttfield
(m. 1936; died 1998) |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.