Person:Nancy Langhorne (2)
Nancy Witcher Langhorne
b.19 May 1879 Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
d.2 May 1964 Lincolnshire, England
Parents and Siblings
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m. 20 Dec 1864
  1. Elizabeth Dabney Langhorne1867 - 1914
  2. Elisha Keene Langhorne1868 - 1916
  3. John Langhorne1870 - 1870
  4. Mary Langhorne1871 - 1871
  5. Chiswell Langhorne1872 - 1872
  6. Irene Langhorne1873 - 1956
  7. Harry Scarisbrook Langhorne1874 - 1907
  8. Nancy Witcher Langhorne1879 - 1964
  9. Phyllis Langhorne1881 - 1937
  10. William Henry Langhorne1882 - 1938
  11. Nora Langhorne1888 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 27 Oct 1897
  1. Robert Gould Shaw, III1898 - 1970
Spouse and Children
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m. 19 Apr 1906
  1. William Waldorf Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor1907 - 1966
  2. Hon. Nancy Phyllis Louise Astor1909 - 1975
  3. Nancy Phyllis Louise Astor1909 - 1975
  4. Francis David Langhorne Astor, CH1912 - 2001
  5. Michael Langhorne Astor1916 - 1980
  6. John Jacob Astor1918 - 2000
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Facts and Events
Name[2] Nancy Witcher Langhorne
Gender Female
Birth[1][2] 19 May 1879 Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Marriage 27 Oct 1897 "Mirador," Greenwood, Albemarle County, Virginia(his 1st wife; her 1st husband)
to Robert Gould Shaw
Divorce 3 Feb 1903 from Robert Gould Shaw
Marriage 19 Apr 1906 London, England(her 2nd husband)
to William Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor
Alt Marriage 3 May 1906 to William Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor
Death[1] 2 May 1964 Lincolnshire, EnglandGrimsthorpe Castle
Burial[3] Cliveden Chapel, Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England
Reference Number? Q195013?


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Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess Astor, (19 May 1879 – 2 May 1964) was an American-born British politician who was the first woman seated as a Member of Parliament (MP), serving from 1919 to 1945.

Astor's first husband was American Robert Gould Shaw II; the couple separated after four years and divorced in 1903. She moved to England and married Waldorf Astor. After her husband succeeded to the peerage and entered the House of Lords, she entered politics as a member of the Conservative Party and won his former seat of Plymouth Sutton in 1919, becoming the first woman to sit as an MP in the House of Commons. She served in Parliament until 1945, when she was persuaded to step down. Astor has been criticised for her antisemitism and sympathetic view of National Socialism.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 MacColl, Gail, and Carol McD. Wallace. To Marry an English Lord. (New York: Workman Publishing, 1989).

    When her husband, who had a promising career in the House of Commons before the War, inherited his title and moved to the House of Lords, she ran in his place and won -- the first woman elected to Parliament.

  3. ↑ Lady Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, in Find A Grave.
  4.   Nancy Witcher Langhorne, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.
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