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British politician and life peer (1935–2023)
The Countess of Swinton
Official portrait, 2019
In office 25 February 1970 – 12 March 2023Life peerage
Born
Susan Lilian Primrose Sinclair
(1935-04-14 ) 14 April 1935Died 12 March 2023(2023-03-12) (aged 87 )Northallerton , North Yorkshire, England Nationality British Political party Crossbench Spouse
(m. 1959; died 2006)
Alma mater Royal Polytechnic Institution (now University of Westminster ) Sports career
Susan Lilian Primrose Cunliffe-Lister, Countess of Swinton, Baroness Masham of Ilton , DL (née Sinclair ; 14 April 1935 – 12 March 2023) was a British crossbench member of the House of Lords , disability campaigner and Paralympic athlete.[1] She was the founder and life-long president of the Spinal Injuries Association.[2] She was Vice President of the Snowdon Trust, founded by the Earl of Snowdon , which provides grants and scholarships for students with disabilities.[3] Her 53 years' membership of the House of Lords was the longest of any female peer.[1]
Personal life [ edit ]
Susan Sinclair was born on 14 April 1935,[4] as the daughter of Major Sir Ronald Sinclair, 8th Baronet . She was educated at Heathfield School and London Polytechnic (the Royal Polytechnic Institution) .
In 1959 she married David Cunliffe-Lister, Lord Masham (1937–2006), who became Earl of Swinton in 1972. By this marriage, she became entitled to the honorifics Lady Masham , and, later, Countess of Swinton . She was created a life peer in the House of Lords in 1970 as the Baroness Masham of Ilton , of Masham in the North Riding of the County of York .
She was a prominent Roman Catholic convert and a patron of the Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology .
She and her husband (who died in 2006) adopted two children, Clare and Jessie.
She died on 12 March 2023 at Friarage Hospital, Northallerton.[5] She was 87.[6] [1] A memorial service was held at Westminster Cathedral .[7]
Disability campaigner [ edit ]
Cunliffe-Lister sustained spinal cord injuries in 1958 in a riding accident, becoming paraplegic when she was 22 years old. Her rehabilitation took place at Stoke Mandeville Hospital , where she met Sir Ludwig Guttmann , the founder of the Paralympic movement.[8]
In 1974 she founded the Spinal Injuries Association an organisation which supports and advocates for spinal cord injured people. She was the life-long President.[1] [2]
She was the subject of This Is Your Life in February 1976 when she was surprised by Eamonn Andrews in the foyer of the De Vere hotel in Kensington , London. [citation needed ]
Cunliffe-Lister was an active member of the House of Lords, where she continued to be known as the Baroness Masham of Ilton, a title she held in her own right. In 1970 she was the youngest Life peer and became the longest running female peer with 53 years of service.[2] She took a particular interest in disability rights , accessible public transport and accommodation, the added cost of living, rehabilitation, health including HIV/AIDs and Long Covid, and penal reform .[9]
She opened the factory for Nordis Signs, part of the Kier Group , in Northampton , which employs a majority-disabled workforce.[10] She continued to run the Masham Riding Centre in Masham , North Yorkshire until her death. Cunliffe-Lister was a longtime supporter of the charity Disability Action Yorkshire, becoming Patron in 2011.
Baroness Masham was President of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy from 1975 to 1982.[8] In 2011, she was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the Royal College of Nursing .[11]
Paralympic career [ edit ]
Cunliffe-Lister competed in several Paralympic Games .[1] At the inaugural Games in Rome in 1960 , she won swimming gold and silver in the 25m breaststroke complete class 2 and 25m backstroke complete class 2 respectively,[12] as well as bronze in the table tennis, women's doubles class B .[13]
Four years later, at the 1964 Tokyo Paralympics , she won gold in the table tennis women's doubles B alongside Gwen Buck , and silver in the women's singles B.[14] In the pool, Masham won three silver medals, in the 25m freestyle prone complete C2, 25m freestyle supine complete C2, and 25m breaststroke complete C2 .[15]
At the 1968 Tel Aviv Paralympics , Masham added table tennis silver in the women's doubles B with Buck, and bronze in the women's singles B.[16]
References [ edit ]
^ "Our board" . The Snowdon Trust . Archived from the original on 1 March 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2017 .
^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage . Burke's Peerage. doi :10.5118/bpbk.2003 . ISBN 9780971196629 .
^ Carr, Vicky (31 March 2023). "Inquest hears Lady Masham died from sepsis" . The Stray Ferret . Retrieved 16 April 2023 .
^ "Baroness Masham of Ilton" . MPs and Lords . UK Parliament. Retrieved 13 March 2023 .
^ "Memorial Service for Baroness Masham held at Westminster Cathedral" . Independent Catholic News . 21 October 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023 .
^ a b "Reflections on two unique and great women who served as presidents of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy" . HISTORY.PHYSIO . 30 March 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023 .
^ "Spoken contributions of Baroness Masham of Ilton in the House of Lords" . Retrieved 23 April 2023 .
^ Ames, Chris (24 October 2022). "Nordis points the way to supported employment" . Highways Magazine . Retrieved 14 March 2023 .
^ Rolls of Honour Archived 13 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine , Royal College of Nursing, 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
^ "Medallists Rome 1960 Paralympic Games Swimming" . International Paralympic Committee . Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2022 .
^ "Medallists Rome 1960 Paralympic Games Table Tennis" . IPC . Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2022 .
^ "Medallists Tokyo 1964 Paralympic Games Table Tennis" . IPC . Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2022 .
^ "Results Archive Tokyo 1964 Swimming" . IPC . Retrieved 16 August 2022 .
^ "Medallists Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games Table Tennis" . IPC . Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2022 .
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