Biography.guide
Home › People › Politician › Margaret Beavan
Portrait of Margaret Beavan

Margaret Beavan

1875 – 1931

Beavan, Margaret (1875–1931), welfare worker and local politician

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Margaret Beavan

Lived 1875 – 1931 (aged 56). Margaret Beavan was a British politician.

Margaret Beavan (1877 – 22 February 1931) was an English politician who was the first female Lord Mayor of Liverpool in 1927.

Beaven attended Belvedere School, and then the Royal Holloway College. She was also educated at Liverpool Institute High School for Girls, in the same form as Maude Royden. Outside of her political career, she was a well known campaigner for the welfare of children and their mothers. She founded the Liverpool Child Welfare Association, Liverpool Open Air Hospital for Children, Royal Liverpool Babies Hospital, Ellen Gonner Convalescent Home, and the Tired Mothers' Rest Home.

In 1927, Beaven became the first woman Lord Mayor of Liverpool. At the 1929 United Kingdom general election, she stood unsuccessfully as a Conservative Party candidate in Liverpool Everton. She was also a member of the National Council of Women of Great Britain.

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Education
Royal Holloway, University of London
Positions held
Lord Mayor of Liverpool

People in Margaret Beavan's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Margaret Beavan's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Margaret Beavan?

Beavan, Margaret (1875–1931), welfare worker and local politician

When was Margaret Beavan born?

Margaret Beavan was born on 17 January 1875.

When did Margaret Beavan die?

Margaret Beavan died on 17 January 1931.

What was Margaret Beavan's occupation?

Margaret Beavan was a politician.

What nationality was Margaret Beavan?

Margaret Beavan was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Margaret Beavan

· Wikidata: Q18528929

· DBpedia: Margaret Beavan

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Margaret Beavan. https://biography.guide/margaret-beavan/

MLA: "Margaret Beavan." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/margaret-beavan/.

Chicago: "Margaret Beavan." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/margaret-beavan/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Portrait: Wikimedia Commons · author & licence

Page generated 2026-09-27 04:58 UTC