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| + | |political_parties=Liberal Party (UK) | ||
| + | |interests=Intermarium,Duchess of Athol | ||
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| − | }} | + | }}'''Elma Tryphosa Dangerfield''' CBE was a British journalist, writer, campaigner and [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]] politician. She also was an intelligence operative during and after [[World War 2]], working especially with [[Eastern European exiles]].<ref>https://eag.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/EllaDangerfield.pdf</ref> |
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| + | ==Background== | ||
| + | She was born in [[Liverpool]] as Elma Tryphosa Birkett but brought up partly in [[the Philippines]], [[China]], and [[Japan]]. She was educated in England at Beaufort School, [[Camberley]], and [[University College London]].<ref>The Times House of Commons, 1959</ref> In 1926 she married Edward Dangerfield. They had one daughter. | ||
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| + | She was Secretary, then Director of the [[Lord Byron|Byron Society]] from 1971-2006. | ||
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| + | ==Intelligence career== | ||
| + | [[image:EllaDangerfieldbook.png|thumb|Her 1946 book ''Beyond the Urals'' was a description of Soviet deportations, mainly based on Eastern European exile sources.]] | ||
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| + | ==Political career== | ||
| + | She was the Director of the [[European-Atlantic Group]]. She was a member of [[Royal Institute of International Affairs]], and a Fellow of the [[Institute of Directors]]. She contested [[Aberdeen South (UK Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen South]] in the [[1959 United Kingdom general election|United Kingdom general election of 1959]].<ref>The Times House of Commons, 1959</ref> She was Director, of the [[European Movement UK|United Kingdom Council of the European Movement]]. She was Joint Executive Editor of [[European Review]]. She contested [[Hitchin (UK Parliament constituency)|Hitchin]] in the [[1964 United Kingdom general election|United Kingdom general election of 1964]].<ref>The Times House of Commons, 1964</ref> | ||
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 Elma Dangerfield      (journalist, writer, politician, spook) | |
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| Born | 11 October 1907 |
| Died | 22 January 2006 (Age 98) |
| Alma mater | University College London |
| Founder of | European Atlantic Group |
| Member of | European Atlantic Group |
| Interests | • Intermarium • Duchess of Athol |
| Party | Liberal Party (UK) |
Elma Tryphosa Dangerfield CBE was a British journalist, writer, campaigner and Liberal Party politician. She also was an intelligence operative during and after World War 2, working especially with Eastern European exiles.[1]
Background
She was born in Liverpool as Elma Tryphosa Birkett but brought up partly in the Philippines, China, and Japan. She was educated in England at Beaufort School, Camberley, and University College London.[2] In 1926 she married Edward Dangerfield. They had one daughter.
She was Secretary, then Director of the Byron Society from 1971-2006.
Intelligence career
Political career
She was the Director of the European-Atlantic Group. She was a member of Royal Institute of International Affairs, and a Fellow of the Institute of Directors. She contested Aberdeen South in the United Kingdom general election of 1959.[3] She was Director, of the United Kingdom Council of the European Movement. She was Joint Executive Editor of European Review. She contested Hitchin in the United Kingdom general election of 1964.[4]
References
- ↑ https://eag.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/EllaDangerfield.pdf
- ↑ The Times House of Commons, 1959
- ↑ The Times House of Commons, 1959
- ↑ The Times House of Commons, 1964
