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Mary Sykes
Born24 August 1896
Honley, West Yorkshire, England
Died25 February 1981(1981-02-25) (aged 84)
Worfield, Shropshire, England
NationalityBritish
Other namesMary Browne
Alma materRoyal Holloway College
University of Leeds
Occupation(s)Solicitor, Local councillor, Alderman, Mayor, Magistrate
Employer(s)Armitage, Sykes and Hinchcliffe
Mary E Sykes & Co.
SpouseRichard Harry Browne
ParentJames Sykes & Emma Amelia Turner
RelativesEric Turner Sykes & Philip James Sykes (brothers)

Mary Elaine Sykes (24 August 1896 – 25 February 1981) was a British solicitor, politician and magistrate. She was one of the first women solicitors in England and Wales.[1][2] She read English at Royal Holloway College (1914–1917)[3] and law at the University of Leeds (1918–1919).[4] She obtained a BA and LL.B both from the University of London.[5]

Having been articled to her father, a partner in his own firm of solicitors in Huddersfield (Armitage, Sykes and Hinchcliffe), in November 1922, along with Mary Pickup, Carrie Morrison, and Maud Crofts, she was one of the first women to sit the Law Society’s Final Examination, the first time the examination was opened to women following the passing of the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919.[6] Morrison was the first of them to finish her articles, and was the first woman admitted to the role of solicitor.[7] Sykes was admitted as a solicitor in 1923. She worked for her father’s firm until 1930, when she set up her own firm, Mary E Sykes & Co.[2] She remained in practice as a solicitor until 1968. In 1980 Mary E Sykes & Co merged with Ramsdens Solicitors.[6] Sykes was elected president of the Huddersfield Law Society in 1951 and in 1955 was appointed as a magistrate.[8]

In 1935 she was elected as a Labour councillor on the Huddersfield Borough Council. In 1938 she became Huddersfield’s first woman alderman, and in 1945 she became the first woman to be elected as Mayor of Huddersfield. She was a member of the Labour Party and served as President of the Huddersfield Labour Party.[2]

She was a founder member of the Huddersfield branch of the British Federation of Women Graduates, and a member of the Women’s Luncheon Club, the Business and Professional Women’s Club, and the Huddersfield Soroptimist Club.[8]

She was friends with the renowned naturalist Phyllis Kelway. She married Richard Harry Browne in 1953.[2]

  1. ^ Broomfield, Katie (17 June 2019). "Mary Sykes: 'a rather independent manner'". Law Gazette.
  2. ^ a b c d "Mary Elaine Sykes, "The Wise Little Owl" – First 100 Years". first100years.org.uk.
  3. ^ Royal Holloway, University of London Archive and Special Collections (RHC AR/200-211; 222–223: Registers and Lists of Students|)
  4. ^ University of Leeds, University Archive Collection (LUA/ADM/009: Typed Lists of Students)
  5. ^ University of London, University Archives (UoL/UP/2/8/2: The Historical Record, 1836–1926)
  6. ^ a b "Breaking barriers – ahead of women lawyers' annual gathering, an assessment of the need for such a conference and the new breed of women rainmakers, the history of women in the profession, and lawyer". Law Gazette. 30 March 2000. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  7. ^ "UK | 75 years of women solicitors". BBC News. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  8. ^ a b Broomfield, Katie (2018). "Sykes [married name Browne], Mary Elaine (1896–1981), solicitor and socialist". www.oxforddnb.com. doi:10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.111918. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

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