10 Facts About Peggy Herbison

Peggy Herbison was born on 11 March 1907 in Shotts, Lanarkshire to Maria Jane McCrorie and John Peggy Herbison, a coal miner.

Peggy Herbison was schooled at Dykehead primary school and Bellshill Academy.

Peggy Herbison attended the University of Glasgow graduating with an MA in English in 1928.

From 1930 to 1945 Peggy Herbison worked as a teacher of English and history at Maryhill primary school and Alan Glen's secondary school, both in Glasgow.

Peggy Herbison worked as an economics tutor at the National Council of Labour Colleges, and served on the Miners' Welfare Commission.

Peggy Herbison won the nomination, and subsequently took the seat at the General Election of 1945 from the Conservative Sir William Anstruther Grey.

Peggy Herbison was opposition spokesperson on Scotland, Education, and Pensions.

Peggy Herbison was a Member of Labour National Executive Committee, and Labour Party Chairman in 1957.

Peggy Herbison was an early British delegate to the Council of Europe, and is believed to be the only woman parliamentary Representative - among 101 accredited in total, from twelve nations - to attend the very first sitting of the Council's Parliamentary Assembly in Strasbourg in August 1949, alongside Winston Churchill among others.

Peggy Herbison died of cancer on 29 December 1996 at St Mary's Hospital, Lanark.