Politician. Born Janet Lee in Loghgelly, Fife. Entered parliament in 1929, becoming the youngest member of the house. She played a leading part in the founding of the Open University and the expansion of the Arts Council of Great Britain. She was married to Aneurin Bevan. Died at her home, 67 Chester Row, Chelsea.
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Jennie Lee
Lord Mayor of London in 1957
Historian and politician. Born in Novi Sad, Austria-Hungary (now Serbia). he entered political life in 1939 when the Serbian Cultural Club was established and became its president. When Germany att...
JP and Mayor of West Ham 1951-52. Also a Reverend.
Secretary of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews Hospital.
Director of the Brilliant Sign Company in 1938.
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