Constance Markievicz
Politician
1868 – 1927
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Who was Constance Markievicz?
Constance Georgine Markievicz, Countess Markievicz was an Irish Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil politician, revolutionary nationalist, suffragette and socialist. In December 1918, she was the first woman elected to the British House of Commons, though she did not take her seat and, along with the other Sinn Féin TDs, formed the first Dáil Éireann. She was also one of the first women in the world to hold a cabinet position.
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- Born
- Feb 4, 1868
Buckingham Gate - Also known as
Constance Georgine, Countess Markiewicz
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Ethnicity
- Irish people
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Slade School of Fine Art
- Lived in
- County Sligo
- Died
- Jul 15, 1927
Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital - Resting place
- Glasnevin Cemetery
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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