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de Carteret was Chairman of the council when Pat Phoenix, who played Elsie Tanner in Coronation Street, opened Rothwell Gala in 1966.<ref name="Pat Phoenix" /> |
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Before it became part of Leeds Metropolitan District Council in 1974, de Carteret was the last Chairman of Rothwell Urban District Council. After RUDC's dissolution she became one of the Rothwell ward's three new councillors, alongside Rose Lund and Arthur Benson.<ref name="Pat Phoenix" /> |
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====Lord Mayor of Leeds==== |
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Joan de Carteret was Lord Mayor of Leeds for the year 1974.<ref>Leeds City Council (No date) ''Lord Mayors &; Aldermen of Leeds since 1626''. Available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20171107025631/http://www.leeds.gov.uk/docs/List%20of%20Lord%20Mayors.pdf (Accessed: 29 August 2023).</ref> She was the first Mayor Elect of the new Leeds Metropolitan District Council.<ref name="Pat Phoenix" /> |
Joan de Carteret was Lord Mayor of Leeds for the year 1974.<ref>Leeds City Council (No date) ''Lord Mayors &; Aldermen of Leeds since 1626''. Available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20171107025631/http://www.leeds.gov.uk/docs/List%20of%20Lord%20Mayors.pdf (Accessed: 29 August 2023).</ref> She was the first Mayor Elect of the new Leeds Metropolitan District Council.<ref name="Pat Phoenix" /> |
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In October 1974, de Carteret opened Thurston's new bakery premises.<ref>Tuffrey, P. (2012) ''Yorkshire People at Work''. Gloucestershire: Amberley Publishing. Available at: https://archive.org/details/yorkshirepeoplea0000unse (Accessed: 29 August 2023). </ref> |
In October 1974, de Carteret opened Thurston's new bakery premises.<ref>Tuffrey, P. (2012) ''Yorkshire People at Work''. Gloucestershire: Amberley Publishing. Available at: https://archive.org/details/yorkshirepeoplea0000unse (Accessed: 29 August 2023). </ref> |
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In 1975, after her term as Mayor came to an end, de Carteret resigned from local government.<ref name="Daily Mail" /> |
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Joan de Carteret lived at 6 Manor Close, Rothwell in 1967.<ref>Anon (1967) ‘Additions to Commissions’, ''Justice of the Peace and Local Government Review Reports'', 131(33), p. 513–513. Available at: https://archive.org/details/sim_criminal-law-justice-weekly_1967-08-19_131_33 (Accessed: 29 August 2023).</ref> |
Joan de Carteret lived at 6 Manor Close, Rothwell in 1967.<ref>Anon (1967) ‘Additions to Commissions’, ''Justice of the Peace and Local Government Review Reports'', 131(33), p. 513–513. Available at: https://archive.org/details/sim_criminal-law-justice-weekly_1967-08-19_131_33 (Accessed: 29 August 2023).</ref> |
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On 28 August 1975, de Carteret, her husband Leslie, and friends Fred and Kate Tasker were killed when a 25-ton articulated lorry overturned on top of their car at a road junction at Hardisty Bridge, Blubberhouses, West Yorkshire. The lorry driver, Lawrence Southall, suffered minor injuries.<ref name="Daily Mail" /> |
On 28 August 1975, de Carteret, her husband Leslie, and friends Fred and Kate Tasker were killed when a 25-ton articulated lorry overturned on top of their car at a road junction at Hardisty Bridge, Blubberhouses, West Yorkshire. The lorry driver, Lawrence Southall, suffered minor injuries.<ref name="Daily Mail" /> |
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Joan de Carteret and her husband were laid to rest in Rothwell Cemetery.<ref name="findagrave" /> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 19:15, 29 August 2023
Joan de Carteret (26th July 1924[1] - 28 August 1975[2]) was a councillor who served as the last Chairman of Rothwell Urban District Council and as the first Mayor Elect of Leeds Metropolitan District Council.[3]
Biography
Early life
Joan de Carteret was born Joan Moran on 26th July 1924 to Harold Moran and Annie Moran (née Wilson). She had a brother, Harold Moran, and a sister, Kate Moran.[1]
Career
Chairman of Rothwell Urban District Council
de Carteret was Chairman of the council when Pat Phoenix, who played Elsie Tanner in Coronation Street, opened Rothwell Gala in 1966.[3]
Before it became part of Leeds Metropolitan District Council in 1974, de Carteret was the last Chairman of Rothwell Urban District Council. After RUDC's dissolution she became one of the Rothwell ward's three new councillors, alongside Rose Lund and Arthur Benson.[3]
Lord Mayor of Leeds
Joan de Carteret was Lord Mayor of Leeds for the year 1974.[4] She was the first Mayor Elect of the new Leeds Metropolitan District Council.[3]
In October 1974, de Carteret opened Thurston's new bakery premises.[5]
In 1975, after her term as Mayor came to an end, de Carteret resigned from local government.[2]
Personal life
Joan de Carteret lived at 6 Manor Close, Rothwell in 1967.[6]
de Carteret had a daughter, Lesley Sidebottom.[3]
Death
On 28 August 1975, de Carteret, her husband Leslie, and friends Fred and Kate Tasker were killed when a 25-ton articulated lorry overturned on top of their car at a road junction at Hardisty Bridge, Blubberhouses, West Yorkshire. The lorry driver, Lawrence Southall, suffered minor injuries.[2]
Joan de Carteret and her husband were laid to rest in Rothwell Cemetery.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jen (49093752) (no date) Joan Moran de Carteret (1924-1975), Find a Grave. Available at: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180939507/joan-de_carteret (Accessed: 29 August 2023).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Daily Mail (1975) ‘Two are Killed in Coach Smash’, 29 August, p. 2. Available at: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19750829/007/0002 (Accessed: 29 August 2023).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Ward, S. (ed.) (2020) ‘Pat Phoenix in the park’, in Rothwell & District: Pictures & Memories from the Past. Leeds, West Yorkshire: Stephen Ward Photography & Publishing, p. 43.
- ↑ Leeds City Council (No date) Lord Mayors &; Aldermen of Leeds since 1626. Available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20171107025631/http://www.leeds.gov.uk/docs/List%20of%20Lord%20Mayors.pdf (Accessed: 29 August 2023).
- ↑ Tuffrey, P. (2012) Yorkshire People at Work. Gloucestershire: Amberley Publishing. Available at: https://archive.org/details/yorkshirepeoplea0000unse (Accessed: 29 August 2023).
- ↑ Anon (1967) ‘Additions to Commissions’, Justice of the Peace and Local Government Review Reports, 131(33), p. 513–513. Available at: https://archive.org/details/sim_criminal-law-justice-weekly_1967-08-19_131_33 (Accessed: 29 August 2023).