Annie Major MBE (25 May 1904 – 22 January 1981) was Lord Mayor of Kingston upon Hull in 1965-66. Major was the first woman to be Lord Mayor of Kingston upon Hull.

Annie Major
Born(1904-05-25)25 May 1904
Died22 January 1981(1981-01-22) (aged 76)
Occupation(s)Politician and mayor

Early life

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Annie Major was born in Hull in 1904 to Robert Major and his wife Mary Anne (née Sanderson).[2]

Major worked for the Humber Rubber and Engineers' Supplies Ltd, becoming the secretary to the managing director.[3]

Councillor and Lord Mayor

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Major was elected as a Councillor in 1945 for the Municipal Association Group, serving until 1958, and again from 1960.[4][5] In 1961 she was an unsuccessful candidate for the Aldermanic bench.[6] She was Lord Mayor in 1965-66.[7]

She was awarded the MBE in 1965.[8]

A portrait of her, painted by William Dring, was commissioned in 1966 for the Guildhall.[1]

Personal life

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She died in 1981, aged 76.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Alderman Miss Annie Major, MBE, JP | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. ^ GRO, Hull District Registry, Vol 9d, p 311, September 1904 quarter.
  3. ^ "C.B.E. for Ex-Lord Mayor in New Year Honours", Daily Mail (Hull), 1 January 1965, p 12.
  4. ^ Advertisement, Daily Mail (Hull), 11 May 1949, p 3.
  5. ^ "New Aldermen: Labour Challenged", Daily Mail (Hull), 11 October 1961, p 7.
  6. ^ "New Aldermen: Labour Challenged", Daily Mail (Hull), 11 October 1961, p 7.
  7. ^ "Hull: Annie Major". Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  8. ^ "C.B.E. for Ex-Lord Mayor in New Year Honours", Daily Mail (Hull), 1 January 1965, p 12.
  9. ^ GRO Probate Records, 1981, p 5542.