Margery Urquhart

Margery Urquhart (27 August 1912 - 9 May 2007) worked as the Deputy Director of Social Work at Grampian Regional Council but unknown to her colleagues she had an earlier career as a Special Branch agent.

Early life and education Urquhart was born in Patagonia, Chile. Urquhart's parents, Alexander and Betsy Urquhart, were originally farmers in Milton of Culloden, Scotland, who ran a beef business in Chile. When she was 11 years old the family moved back to Milton of Culloden, Inverness.

After retiring, Urquhart immediately embarked on a political career as Conservative Councillor for the Aberdeen seat of Hazlehead. She was also a director of the Aberdeen Association of Social Service from June 1986 to March 1989. She was also a director of Mental Health Aberdeen from October 1989 to October 1990.

She spent her final years in at the Fairview Nursing Home. In 2007, she died in Bridge of Don, Scotland at the age of 94 years.