McMordie, Julia (1860–1942)

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McMordie, Julia (1860–1942)

Northern Ireland politician. Born Julia Gray, Mar 30, 1860, in Hartlepool, England; died April 12, 1942; dau. of Sir William and Dorothy Gray; m. R. J. McMordie (MP for East Belfast and Lord Mayor of Belfast), 1885 (died 1914).

Was the 1st woman member of Belfast City Council (1917) and the 1st woman high sheriff of Belfast (1929); served as vice-president of Ulster Women's Unionist Council (1919–40); representing the Unionist Party for Belfast South, elected to the Northern Ireland House of Commons (1921–25); campaigned for more women police officers.

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