Mary Elizabeth Richmond (30 August 1853 – 3 July 1949) was a New Zealand community leader, teacher and writer.
She was born in
New Plymouth
New Plymouth ( mi, Ngāmotu) is the major city of the Taranaki region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after the English city of Plymouth, Devon from where the first English settlers to New Plymouth migrated. ...
, New Zealand in 1853. Her parents were
William Richmond and Emily Elizabeth Atkinson.
She was appointed a
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations,
and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...
in the
1949 New Year Honours for services in education and welfare work. She died later that year in
Wellington
Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by me ...
,
was cremated, and had her ashes buried at
Karori Cemetery
Karori Cemetery is New Zealand's second largest cemetery, located in the Wellington suburb of Karori.
History
Karori Cemetery opened in 1891 to address overcrowding at Bolton Street Cemetery.
In 1909, it received New Zealand's first cremato ...
.
References
1853 births
1949 deaths
New Zealand schoolteachers
People from New Plymouth
New Zealand writers
New Zealand women writers
Burials at Karori Cemetery
Atkinson–Hursthouse–Richmond family
New Zealand Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
Wellington Hospital Board members
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