Margaret Ashton
(1856-1937)

woman, Suffragist, Manchester's first female councillor, first woman City Councillor for Manchester, politician, pacifist, and philanthropist

Died aged c. 81

Margaret Ashton (19 January 1856 – 15 October 1937) was an English suffragist, local politician, pacifist and philanthropist, and the first woman City Councillor for Manchester.

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Manchester, United Kingdom

Margaret Ashton 1856-1937 Manchester's first female councillor lived and died in this house

12 Kingston Road, Didsbury, Manchester, United Kingdom where they was