Person Open DS/UK/7243 Bathurst; Violet (29 April 1895-19 January 1966); CBE; British Conservative politician Bathurst Violet 29 April 1895-19 January 1966 British Conservative politician Female (cisgender) Lady Apsley | Violet Meeking | Violet Emily Mildred Bathurst DS/UK/11685 Marylebone, London, England (born)

British Politics | UK Conservative | MP White Physical disability - accident No known religious affiliation Daughter of Captain Bertram Meeking (10th Hussars) and Violet Charlotte Spouse of Henry Allen Bathurst (military and politician) Heterosexual Violet Bathurst, Lady Apsley, was a British Conservative Party politician. Upon the death of her husband, Lord Apsley, she succeeded him as Member of Parliament for Bristol Central in a 1943 by-election. She held the seat until 1945 when it was taken by Labour. During World War I she served with a Voluntary Aid Detachment as a nurse and ambulance driver at Marsh Court Military Hospital. She had an early interest in politics and was president of the Southampton Women's Conservative Association in 1924. Before World War II Apsley and her husband supported pro-appeasement groups, sometimes speaking alongside fascist supporting speakers, and organised pro-appeasement talks in Bristol up to 1939. Disability: In 1930 she had a hunting accident which left her permanently disabled and unable to walk. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violet_Bathurst,_Lady_Apsley (2023) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbaulcombe 8/27/2013 RAHAKIRKBRIDE 8/1/2024 67ac12b6-c340-4dfc-b880-042609f735a2