Nancy Buttfield

Nancy Buttfield
Senator for South Australia
In office
1 July 1968 – 11 April 1974
In office
9 December 1961 – 30 June 1965
Preceded byGordon Davidson
In office
11 October 1955 – 8 December 1961
Preceded byGeorge McLeay
Succeeded byGordon Davidson
Personal details
BornNancy Eileen Holden
(1912-11-12)12 November 1912
Died4 September 2005(2005-09-04) (aged 92)
Adelaide, South Australia
PartyLiberal
Spouse
Frank Buttfield
(m. 1936; died 1998)
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Dame Nancy Eileen Buttfield, DBE (née Holden; 12 November 1912 – 4 September 2005) was an Australian Senator and the first woman to serve in the Australian Parliament as a representative of the state of South Australia.