Eleanor Rathbone

Eleanor Rathbone
MP
Eleanor Rathbone MP
Member of Parliament; for Combined English Universities; with Martin Conway 1929–1931; Reginald Henry Craddock 1931–1937; Thomas Edmund Harvey 1937–1945; Kenneth Martin Lindsay 1945—1946;
	In office; 30 May 1929 – 2 January 1946
Prime Minister	Stanley Baldwin
Preceded by	Alfred Hopkinson and; Martin Conway
Succeeded by	Henry Strauss and ; Kenneth Martin Lindsay
Personal details
Born	Eleanor Florence Rathbone; 12 May 1872; London, England
Died	2 January 1946 (aged 73); London, England
Political party	None (Independent)
Parent(s)	William Rathbone VI; Emily Lyle

Eleanor Florence Rathbone (12 May 1872 – 2 January 1946) was an independent British Member of Parliament (MP) and long-term campaigner for family allowance and for women's rights. She was a member of the noted Rathbone family of Liverpool.

Eleanor Rathbone MP


Member of Parliament for Combined English Universities with Martin Conway 1929–1931 Reginald Henry Craddock 1931–1937 Thomas Edmund Harvey 1937–1945 Kenneth Martin Lindsay 1945—1946
In office 30 May 1929 – 2 January 1946
Prime Minister	Stanley Baldwin
Preceded by	Alfred Hopkinson and Martin Conway
Succeeded by	Henry Strauss and Kenneth Martin Lindsay

Personal details
Born	Eleanor Florence Rathbone (1872-05-12)12 May 1872 London, England
Died	2 January 1946(1946-01-02) (aged 73) London, England
Political party	None (Independent)
Parent(s)	William Rathbone VI Emily Lyle