Marjorie Alice Brown CBE (25 May 1919 – 8 January 2015) was Lord Mayor of Birmingham in 1973–74. Brown was the first woman to be Lord Mayor of Birmingham.
Early life Marjorie Alice Poole was born in 1919, the daughter of William and Beatrice Brown.GRO, Aston registry, Vol 6d, p 511, June quarter, 1919.
Councillor and Lord Mayor Brown was elected as a Labour councillor to Birmingham City Council in 1954 for Small Heath Ward, remaining a councillor until 1986."Brum's first woman Lord Mayor dies at 95", Birmingham Mail, 14 January 2015. She was Lord Mayor in 1973–74."Brum's first woman Lord Mayor dies at 95", Birmingham Mail, 14 January 2015.
She was awarded the CBE in 1977.United Kingdom list:
Personal life Brown married Marwood Eric Brown in 1940; they had two daughters, Jackie and Carol.GRO, Warwickshire, Vol 6d, p 113, March quarter, 1940."Brum's first woman Lord Mayor dies at 95", Birmingham Mail, 14 January 2015. She died in 2015, aged 95."Brum's first woman Lord Mayor dies at 95", Birmingham Mail, 14 January 2015.
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