Mrs Fanny Alford

Gender: Female

Marital Status: Married

Born: 1811

Died: 1878

Occupation: Wife of clergyman

Main Suffrage Society: LNSWS

Other Societies: EWC

1866 Petition: Yes

Petition Area: Canterbury, Kent, England

Sources:

Other sources: https://www.parliament.uk/1866
Elizabeth Crawford, The Women's Suffrage Movement in Britain and Ireland: A Regional Survey (2006)

Further Information:

Family information: Married to Henry Alford, the Dean of Canterbury.

Additional Information: In addition to signing the 1866 petition, Fanny was also on the London Provisional Petition Committee (LPPC). She was editor of The Contemporary Review journal, which, the following year, published an essay, 'Female Suffrage', written by Lydia Becker. Fanny also subscribed to the Enfranchisement of Women Committee (EWC) and the London NSWS.