Dora West

Dora West (1883–1962) O.B.E., was a British Liberal Party politician and one of the founders of the League of Nations Union.

Background She was born in Holbeach St Marks, Lincolnshire, a daughter of Alderman William Henry West and Mary Elizabeth Peck. She was a member of a well-known agricultural family of the Fen district. In 1916 she was involved in recruiting work. She lectured in the West Indies, Central America and West Africa.

Political career Despite being from a Conservative family, in 1918 she became secretary to William Henry Williams, the Liberal candidate for Bedwelty. She was the founding Secretary of the League of Nations Union serving from 1918 to 1919. She followed McCurdy when he was appointed National Liberal Chief Whip in 1921; she was Chief Secretary of the Whip's Office. She continued to work for him until the post was wound up in 1922. Electorate

After the elections, she returned to her travels, in 1930 visiting Australia and New Zealand. She appears to have spent some time living in New Zealand but had returned to London by the beginning of 1934. In 1962 she died at Fordwich near Canterbury, aged 79.