Juanita Maxwell Phillips | |
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 A portrait of Juanita Maxwell Phillips by John Lavery | |
| Member of Honiton Borough Council | |
| In office 1920–1953 | |
| Mayor of Honiton | |
| In office 1920–24; 1925–26; 1936–39; 1945–46 | |
| Member of Devon County Council | |
| In office 1931–1965 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Juanita Maxwell Comber 23 June 1880 Valparaíso, Chile |
| Died | 14 November 1966 (aged 86) |
| Resting place | Awliscombe |
| Political party | Independent |
| Occupation | Politician and activist |
Juanita Maxwell Phillips OBE (23 June 1880 – 14 November 1966) was a politician and activist. She was the first woman to serve on Honiton Borough Council (now Honiton Town Council), as mayor of Honiton, and on Devon County Council.[1] As mayor of Honiton, she became the first woman mayor in the West Country.[2] She was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1950.[1]
- ^ a b "Juanita Maxwell Phillips". Suffrage Pioneers, 1918–2018. Women's Local Government Society. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ Law 2000, p. 122.