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Elvira Gwenllian Payne
1917–2007
United Kingdom
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Biography
Elvira Gwenllian (Gwen) Payne (née Hinds) (1917 - 2007) was a politician and community activist who became Wales' first Black female councillor and remained involved in local politics until her death in 2007. Known as Gwen, she was the daughter of Leonard Hinds and Gwenllian Hinds (née Lloyd) and the sister of John Darwin Hinds, who was himself Wales' first Black, and first Muslim Councillor.
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