Mary Richmond (teacher)

Mary Elizabeth Richmond CBE (30 August 1853 – 3 July 1949) was a New Zealand community leader, teacher and writer.

She was born in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand in 1853. Her parents were William Richmond and Emily Elizabeth Atkinson.[1] She was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1949 New Year Honours "for services in education and welfare work".[2] She died half a year later in Wellington,[1] was cremated,[3] and had her ashes buried at Karori Cemetery.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Porter, Frances. "Mary Elizabeth Richmond". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 38494. p. 34. 31 December 1948. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Details". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Details". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
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