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Ald. Edna Annie Crichton

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Edna Annie Crichton achieved a significant milestone in York's history, becoming the first woman to serve as lord mayor. Her term in office spanned from 1941 to 1942. Mrs Crichton was born in 1876 and died in 1970.

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