Ella Millar

Ella Morrison Millar ( Inches; 26 June 1869 – 23 February 1959) was a politician. She was the first female city councillor and first female magistrate in a Scottish city.

Early life and education Millar was born on 26 June 1869 in Edinburgh. Her parents were Mary Gray Morison and Sir Robert Kirk Inches, who was a master goldsmith, and Lord Provost of Edinburgh 1912-16. Prior to this, women in office in Scottish cities had only served on school and parish council/parochial boards.

She was returned in the eight subsequent elections that she contested, with no opposition. In later elections she was associated with the centre-right grouping. This would later be known as the Progressives. In addition to her own work as councillor, she campaigned for the Unionist party of which she was a member.

In 1923, she was elected as a bailie, a Scottish magistrate. She was the first female to hold this position in a Scottish city. She retired in May 1949, and for her services, she was known as the 'Mother of the Council'.

Personal life Ella Morrison Inches married Thomas John Millar in 1898. They had one daughter.