Barbara Castle of Germany in 1990, for services to European democracy. In September 2008 Northern Rail, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council and PTEG (Passenger transport executive Group) named a train after her. The plaque was unveiled by Barbara's niece, Sonya Hinton, and Ruth Kelly MP (then Secretary of State for Transport). A commemorative brochure of the event was produced by PTEG. Notes Footnotes Bibliography Barbara Castle Barbara Anne Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn, PC, GCOT ("née" Betts; 6 October 1910 – 3 May 2002) was a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Blackburn from 1945 to 1979,
Marsha Blackburn Marsha Blackburn Marsha Blackburn (née Wedgeworth; born June 6, 1952) is an American politician and businesswoman serving as the U.S. Representative for since 2003. A member of the Republican Party, Blackburn previously served in the Tennessee Senate from 1999 to 2003. On November 6, 2018, she became the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate from Tennessee, defeating Democratic former Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen. Marsha Wedgeworth Blackburn was born in Laurel, Mississippi, to Mary Jo (Morgan) and Hilman Wedgeworth, who worked in sales and management. She attended Mississippi State University, earning a B.S. in home economics in 1974.