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. On 6 January 1968, she married the

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. He had recently taken over his father's job as sub-postmaster at

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, and after their marriage she took over that role until 1976. When her husband was elected Member of Parliament for

in 1974, she became his secretary and remained as such until his death in a

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in 1986. From 1987 to 1994 she was a member of Carrick District Council. In 1993, she was appointed

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(DBE) for her public service and contributions to politics. From 1992 to 2002 she was a non-executive director of Cornwall Independent Radio, becoming also a founding director of

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, and served as a member of Restormel Borough Council from 2003 until it was abolished in 2009. In the borough council's final year she was Leader of the Council, replacing Tim Jones. In 1994, she married Robert Egerton.

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's website
Penhaligon Friends
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