Blue plaque: Ada Jane Summers
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Blue plaque: Ada Jane Summers
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 12 Feb 2020
The blue plaque on the wall of Stalybridge Civic Hall reads: TAMESIDE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH ADA JANE SUMMERS M.B.E., J.P. (1861 - 1944) First woman councillor in Tameside and elected first Woman Mayor of Stalybridge in November 1919 A month later Mrs Summers was sworn in as a magistrate, becoming the first woman to adjudicate on an English Bench. In October 1920 she was appointed a Justice of the Peace for the Borough's magisterial duties. Known locally as "The Lady Bountiful", Mrs Summers had many interests and was president of a variety of groups and societies. Her admirable work for the town gained her an M.B.E. On May 31st 1939, the town council made her an honourable Freeman of the Borough Unveiled by Philip Buckley, Chairman of Tameside Magistrates on March 27th 2000
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