Violet Mary Craig Roberton,

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(1888–1954) was a politician and local councillor, active in

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, Scotland from 1921 to 1954.

Early life and education

She was born in Lynedoch Place, Glasgow in 1888. Her parents were William Craig Roberton, a solicitor, and Jane Leney Reid. After her early education at Park School, Glasgow, she matriculated at Queen Margaret College. There she studied English and French Literature between 1905 and 1908. She also studied music for a time in

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Political career

Roberton filled a vacancy on Glasgow Parish Council in 1912., and was re-elected in 1919. In 1921 she was elected as

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and local councillor for the city of

. She was a member of a number of committees, including parks, tramways, baths and wash-houses, building regulations and chemical laboratories. She was convenor of the health committee. In the 1923 General Election, she stood unsuccessfully as the Unionist parliamentary candidate for

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ward. During the campaign, she was physically abused at an election meeting. Roberton was elected president of the

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in 1937.

Honours

She was appointed a

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(CBE) in January 1928. She was awarded an honorary

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from

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in 1943, and in 1952, she received the

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for "the person who has done most in the past three years for the good of the city by making it more beautiful, healthier, or more honoured."

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Roberton, Violet Mary Craig 1888 births 1954 deaths 20th-century Scottish women Women councillors in Glasgow