Sunday, 28 October 2018
2072 Vera Woodhouse
Constituency : Wycombe 1923-4
Vera took Wycombe from the Tories at the second attempt in a three-cornered contest. Vera campaigned on Free Trade against a chauvinistic Tory opponent.
Vera was the daughter of a druggist's assistant. In 1918 she married Baron Terrington and thus became Lady Terrington. She was Vice-president of the Buckinghamshire Lace Association.
Vera supported abolishing the means test for OAPs, preventing cruelty to animals and equal custody rights.
In 1924 Vera was defeated by more than the Labour vote.
In 1926 Vera was divorced.
Vera was active in the Women's Liberal Federation until 1949 when she emigrated to South Africa with her new husband. She later returned to Britain but not to public life.
She died in 1973 aged 84.
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