Attracta Rewcastle
Attracta Genevieve Rewcastle (née Candon, 1897 – 18 February 1951) was a doctor, politician, and the first female Commissioned Officer in the Royal Navy.[1] Born in County Roscommon, Ireland, Rewcastle attended University College Dublin where she studied medicine. After working as an Assistant Schools Medical Officer in Sheffield, she went on to a position at Great Ormond Street Hospital, as well as working in Private Practice.[2]
She joined the
After the war, Rewcastle served as a Conservative Party Councillor on Westminster Borough Council, and ran unsuccessfully as the Conservative candidate for St Pancras North at the 1949 London County Council election, and Willesden West at the 1950 United Kingdom general election.[4]
In 1926, she married
References
- ^ "THE NAVY'S WOMAN DOCTOR". Examiner. 31 August 1940. p. 8. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ Royal Museums Greenwich, Collections Online. "Rewcastle, Attracta Genevieve, Doctor".
- ^ Royal Navy, Record of Service. Attracta Genevieve Rewcastle. Navy Command Secretariat.
- ^ Craig, FWS. British parliamentary election results, 1950 – 1970.
- S2CID 44611585.