Jessie Iris Martin (19 December 1898 – 19 July 1982) was a New Zealand nurse, hospital matron, tutor and nurses' association leader. She was born in

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, New Zealand, on 19 December 1898. Her father was Lee Martin. In the 1955 Queen's Birthday Honours, Martin was appointed a

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, for services to nursing, and especially as matron of Cook Hospital in Gisborne. She sought the Labour Party nomination for the

1959 Hamilton by-election The Hamilton by-election 1959 was a by-election held in the electorate in Hamilton in the Waikato during the term of the 32nd New Zealand Parliament, on 2 May 1959. Background The by-election was caused by the death of incumbent MP Hilda Ros ...

, but was unsuccessful.

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