▁June ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁– ▁ 2 3 ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 9 ) ▁was ▁a ▁politician . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁city ▁coun c ill or ▁and ▁first ▁female ▁magistr ate ▁in ▁a ▁Scottish ▁city . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁Mill ar ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁June ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁in ▁Edinburgh . ▁Her ▁parents ▁were ▁ ▁Mary ▁Gray ▁Mor ison ▁and ▁Sir ▁Robert ▁Kirk ▁In ches , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁master ▁g olds m ith , ▁and ▁Lord ▁Prov ost ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁ 1 9 1 2 - 1 6 . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁comm encing ▁her ▁own ▁political ▁career , ▁Mill ar ▁assist ed ▁her ▁father ▁in ▁his ▁duties ▁as ▁Lord ▁Prov ost . ▁This ▁included ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁Lord ▁Prov ost ' s ▁Com fort ▁Fund ▁for ▁troops ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁she ▁ran ▁for ▁Edinburgh ▁Council ▁in ▁the ▁M orn ings ide ▁Ward ▁by - e lection , ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁coun c ill or ▁in ▁a ▁Scottish ▁city ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁Prior ▁to ▁this , ▁women ▁in ▁office ▁in ▁Scottish ▁cities ▁had ▁only ▁served ▁on ▁school ▁and ▁parish ▁council / par och ial ▁bo ards . ▁In ▁her ▁campaign , ▁she ▁argued ▁ ▁'' that ▁Edinburgh ▁faced ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁problems , ▁towards ▁‘ the ▁solution ▁of ▁which ’ ▁women ▁could ▁‘ render ▁valuable ▁service ’ ▁' '. ▁She