Margaret Rose Kelsick | |
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Member of the Legislative Council | |
In office 1961–1966 | |
Succeeded by | Percival Austin Bramble |
Constituency | Plymouth |
Personal details | |
Born | Plymouth,Montserrat |
Margaret Rose Kelsick was a Montserratian politician. In 1961 she became the first woman to be elected to the Legislative Council.
Kelsick was born in Plymouth,the daughter of Margaret (née Bladen) and Thomas H. Kelsick. [1] She was educated at Montserrat Secondary School and subsequently worked for the family insurance company,Thomas H. Kelsick Ltd. [1]
The cousin of Eric Kelsick,the leader of the Montserrat Democratic Party,Kelsick was a member of the Montserrat Labour Party and contested the 1958 elections –the first woman to run for a seat on the Legislative Council –but lost to Michael Dyer in the Southern constituency by only three votes. [2] She ran again in 1961 and was elected from the Plymouth constituency, [3] becoming the first woman to take a seat in the Legislative Council. [2] However,she left the party during the term of the council due to disagreements over the appointment of David Fenton as a minister. [2] She subsequently lost her seat in the 1966 elections.
Kelsick became Managing Director of the family company and a member of the Montserrat Chamber of Commerce. [4] She also established a scholarship fund to allow students from poor backgrounds to attend university. [2]
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