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Patricia Ford, Lady Fisher | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for North Down | |
| In office 15 April 1953 – 6 May 1955 | |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | Walter Smiles |
| Succeeded by | George Currie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patricia Smiles 5 April 1921 Donaghadee, County Down, Ulster, Ireland |
| Died | 23 May 1995 (aged 74) Chilton, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Spouse(s) |
; 2 daughters |
| Children | 2 |
Patricia Ford, Lady Fisher (née Smiles; 5 April 1921 – 23 May 1995), was briefly an Ulster Unionist Party politician in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. She was the first woman Member of Parliament from Northern Ireland, and the second woman to be returned to a seat in Westminster from a constituency on the island of Ireland (the first to take her seat).[1]
- ^ O'Riordan, Turlough (2009). "Fisher, Patricia". In McGuire, James; Quinn, James (eds.). Dictionary of Irish Biography. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.