Lavinia Malcolm
Lavinia Malcolm | |
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Lord Provost of Dollar in 1913 | |
| Born | Lavinia Laing ca. 1847 Forres, Scotland |
| Died | 2 November 1920 (aged 72–73) Dollar, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Known for | first woman councillor in Scotland first woman Lord Provost in Scotland suffragist |
Lavinia Malcolm nee Lavinia Laing (c. 1847 – 2 November 1920) was a Scottish suffragist and local Liberal politician, the first Scottish woman to be elected to a local council (1907) and one of the first women 'mayors' in the UK, as the first female Provost in Scotland in 1913: in the burgh of Dollar, Clackmannanshire.