Nancy Hodges

The Hon. Nancy Hodges
Senator for Victoria, British Columbia
In office November 5, 1953 – June 12, 1965
Appointed by	Louis St. Laurent
MLA for Victoria City
In office 1941–1953
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
In office 1950–1952
Preceded by	John Hart
Succeeded by	Thomas Irwin
Personal details
Born	October 28, 1888(1888-10-28) London, England
Died	December 15, 1969(1969-12-15) (aged 81)
Political party	Liberal

Nancy Hodges (October 28, 1888 - December 15, 1969) was a Canadian journalist, politician and Senator.

Born in London, England, she was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in 1941 representing the riding of Victoria City and sitting as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party. She was re-elected in 1945 and 1949. In 1950, she was elected as Speaker of the legislature, becoming the first woman in the Commonwealth of Nations to hold that office.

She was appointed to the Senate in 1953, representing the senatorial division of Victoria, British Columbia and served until her resignation in 1965. She sat as a Liberal.

External links

• Nancy Hodges - Parliament of Canada biography
• Canadian Parliamentary Review article

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Name	Hodges, Nancy
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Date of birth	October 28, 1888
Place of birth	London, England
Date of death	December 15, 1969
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