About Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Baroness Masham of Ilton
Susan Lilian Primrose Cunliffe-Lister, Countess of Swinton, Lady Masham of Ilton, was a British crossbench member of the House of Lords, disability campaigner and Paralympic athlete. She was the founder and life-long president of the Spinal Injuries Association. She was Vice President of the Snowdon Trust, founded by the Earl of Snowdon, which provides grants and scholarships for students with disabilities. Her 53 years' membership of the House of Lords was the longest of any female peer. She was created a life peer in the House of Lords in 1970 as the Baroness Masham of Ilton, of Masham in the North Riding of the County of York. In 1974 she founded the Spinal Injuries Association an organisation which supports and advocates for spinal cord injured people.
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