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Mary Jeff (1873–1941) was a Scottish activist and politician who was involved in the .


Early life and education
Mary Jeff was born Mary Russell Watson in , Lanarkshire in 1873. She moved to in 1896, and lived there with her husband, printer Andrew Jeff, and their three sons.


Community Activism and Political career
Mary and her husband were active in their community. They both had a key role in the Govan , Andrew as chair of the South Govan Tenants Committee, and Mary as part of the group of women who campaigned against eviction, and orchestrated the defence against bailiffs. Other women involved in this activity were , , and . She was a member of the Women's Guild and the chairwoman of the Ladies section of the Govan War Memorial Committee. Two of her three sons had served in World War I, one of whom died.

She was elected to Govan parish council in 1919, and served until at least 1926, on both the Children's Committee and the Relief Committee.

In later years, she moved to , where she was a member of Milngavie Bowling Club and an active member of the Deacon's court of St Luke's Church of Scotland.

She died in 1941 in Milngavie, and was buried in Old Monkland Cemetery.

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