Annie Major
Annie Major MBE was List of [mayors of Kingston upon Hull|Lord Mayor of Kingston upon Hull] in 1965-66. Major was the first woman to be Lord Mayor of Kingston upon Hull.
Early life
Annie Major was born in Hull in 1904 to Robert Major and his wife Mary Anne.Major worked for the Humber Rubber and Engineers' Supplies Ltd, becoming the secretary to the managing director.
Councillor and Lord Mayor
Major was elected as a Councillor in 1945 for the Municipal [Association Group], serving until 1958, and again from 1960. In 1961 she was an unsuccessful candidate for the Aldermanic bench. She was Lord Mayor in 1965-66.She was awarded the MBE in 1965.
A portrait of her, painted by William Dring, was commissioned in 1966 for the Guildhall.