Elaine Kellett-Bowman
Encyclopedia
Dame Mary Elaine Kellett-Bowman, DBE
(born 8 July 1924) is a British
Conservative
politician.
Born Mary Elaine Kay, she was educated at The Mount School, York
, St Anne's College, Oxford and Barnett House, Oxford
, and became a barrister, called to the bar by Middle Temple
in 1964. She served as a councillor on Denbigh
Borough Council 1952-1955 and the London Borough of Camden
1968-1974. She was also a governor of Culford School
1963–2003.
As Mary Kellett, she contested Nelson and Colne
(1955), South West Norfolk twice in 1959, and Buckingham
(1964, 1966). She was MP
for Lancaster
from 1970
until her retirement in 1997. She also served as MEP
for Cumbria and Lancashire North
from 1975 until 1984, when she stepped down in order to concentrate on her seat in the British Parliament.
She had four children with her first husband (Charles Norman Kellett) but was widowed in December 1959; she remarried Edward Bowman
in June 1971, and the two served alongside each other on Camden Borough Council and as Members of the European Parliament
; both took the shared surname of Kellett-Bowman.
Order of the British Empire
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(born 8 July 1924) is a British
United Kingdom
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Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician.
Born Mary Elaine Kay, she was educated at The Mount School, York
The Mount School, York
The Mount School is a Quaker independent day and boarding school in York, England, for girls aged 11–18. It was founded in 1831. Its preparatory school is called Tregelles, and it accepts only girls from 2012 onwards and has a nursery department. There are two or three forms in Year 7 to 11 and...
, St Anne's College, Oxford and Barnett House, Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
, and became a barrister, called to the bar by Middle Temple
Middle Temple
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers; the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn...
in 1964. She served as a councillor on Denbigh
Denbigh
Denbigh is a market town and community in Denbighshire, Wales. Before 1888, it was the county town of Denbighshire. Denbigh lies 8 miles to the north west of Ruthin and to the south of St Asaph. It is about 13 miles from the seaside resort of Rhyl. The town grew around the glove-making industry...
Borough Council 1952-1955 and the London Borough of Camden
London Borough of Camden
In 1801, the civil parishes that form the modern borough were already developed and had a total population of 96,795. This continued to rise swiftly throughout the 19th century, as the district became built up; reaching 270,197 in the middle of the century...
1968-1974. She was also a governor of Culford School
Culford School
Culford School is a coeducational HMC and IAPS public school for pupils age 3–18. Founded in 1881, it is situated in Culford, four miles north of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, England.-History:...
1963–2003.
As Mary Kellett, she contested Nelson and Colne
Nelson and Colne (UK Parliament constituency)
Nelson and Colne was a constituency in Lancashire which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election....
(1955), South West Norfolk twice in 1959, and Buckingham
Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency)
Buckingham is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
(1964, 1966). She was MP
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Lancaster
Lancaster (UK Parliament constituency)
Lancaster was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1867, centred on the historic city of Lancaster in north-west England...
from 1970
United Kingdom general election, 1970
The United Kingdom general election of 1970 was held on 18 June 1970, and resulted in a surprise victory for the Conservative Party under leader Edward Heath, who defeated the Labour Party under Harold Wilson. The election also saw the Liberal Party and its new leader Jeremy Thorpe lose half their...
until her retirement in 1997. She also served as MEP
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
for Cumbria and Lancashire North
North West England (European Parliament constituency)
North West England is a constituency of the European Parliament. For the 2009 elections it elects 8 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.-Boundaries:...
from 1975 until 1984, when she stepped down in order to concentrate on her seat in the British Parliament.
She had four children with her first husband (Charles Norman Kellett) but was widowed in December 1959; she remarried Edward Bowman
Edward Kellett-Bowman
Edward Thomas Kellett-Bowman JP is a British business and management consultant. He has also had a political career as a local councillor and as a Member of the European Parliament for the Conservative Party...
in June 1971, and the two served alongside each other on Camden Borough Council and as Members of the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
; both took the shared surname of Kellett-Bowman.