Answer the following question: Facts: - parliament: united kingdom - birth name: evelyn violet elizabeth rodd - successor: geoffrey johnson-smith - party: conservative party - death date: 10 october 1980 - predecessor: ralph clarke - office: member of parliament for east grinstead - term end: 3 february 1965 - birth date: 18 march 1899 - term start: 26 may 1955 - name: evelyn violet elizabeth emmet - nationality: british - alma mater: lady margaret hall , oxford Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of evelyn emmet , baroness emmet of amberley .
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evelyn violet elizabeth emmet , baroness emmet of amberley -lrb- 18 march 1899 -- 10 october 1980 -rrb- , nee rodd , was a british conservative party politician .emmet was the daughter of lilias georgina -lrb- guthrie -rrb- and the diplomat rennell rodd , 1st baron rennell , and was educated at st margaret 's school , bushey and at lady margaret hall , oxford .she was a member of london county council from 1925 to 1934 , of west sussex county council from 1946 to 1967 , and of the conservative women 's national advisory committee 1951 to 1954 .at the 1955 general election , she was elected as member of parliament for east grinstead .she held the seat until 1965 , when she was elevated to a life peerage as baroness emmet of amberley , of amberley in the county of sussex , triggering a by-election in east grinstead .in the house of lords , she served as deputy speaker from 1968 to 1977 .