Preceded by Ralph Clarke Name Evelyn Baroness Role British Politician | Nationality British Party Conservative Party Political party Conservative | |
Full Name Evelyn Violet Elizabeth Rodd Born 18 March 1899 ( 1899-03-18 ) Alma mater Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford Died October 10, 1980, West Sussex, United Kingdom Education Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford | ||
Succeeded by Geoffrey Johnson-Smith | ||
Evelyn Violet Elizabeth Emmet, Baroness Emmet of Amberley (née Rodd; 18 March 1899 – 10 October 1980) was a British Conservative Party politician.
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Early life
Emmet was the daughter of Lilias Georgina (Guthrie) and the diplomat Rennell Rodd, 1st Baron Rennell, and was educated at St Margaret's School, Bushey and at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.
Career
She was a member of London County Council from 1925 to 1934, of West Sussex County Council from 1946 to 1967. Emmet was the first Chairman of the Children's Committee of West Sussex County Council and also Chairman of the Child Guidance Committees.
Emmet was a member of the Conservative Women's National Advisory Committee 1951 to 1954.
At the 1955 general election, she was elected as Member of Parliament for East Grinstead. She held the seat until 1965, when she was elevated to a life peerage as Baroness Emmet of Amberley, of Amberley in the County of Sussex, triggering a by-election in East Grinstead.
In the House of Lords, she served as deputy speaker from 1968 to 1977.