Florence Horsbrugh
Standard Name: Horsbrugh, Florence
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Family and Intimate relationships | Susan Tweedsmuir | It was not ST
but her daughter-in-law Lady Tweedsmuir of Belhelvie
who had a distinguished career as Conservative member of parliament for Aberdeen South, who defeated Labour candidate Judith Hart
at the general election of... |
Timeline
Late 1951: Florence Horsbrugh was appointed Minister...
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Late 1951
Florence Horsbrugh
was appointed Minister of Education without a seat in cabinet by Winston Churchill
; it was the first time an Education Minister . . . [had been] excluded from the Cabinet in twenty years.
3 September 1953: Florence Horsbrugh, first female Minister...
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3 September 1953
Florence Horsbrugh
, first female Minister of Education in a Conservative government, was given a Cabinet seat after serving nine months without one; she held office till 18 October 1954.
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