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CodeDS/UK/3971
NameLee; Jennie (1904-1988); Baroness Lee of Asheridge; British Labour politician
Dates1904-1988
GenderFemale
BiographyJennie Lee, Baroness Lee of Asheridge PC (3 November 1904 – 16 November 1988) was born Janet Lee in Lochgelly, in Fife, Scotland. The daughter of James Lee, a miner (who later gave up work in the mines to run a hotel) and Euphemia Grieg, she inherited her father's socialist inclinations, and like him joined the Independent Labour Party (ILP).

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