Burton, Grace Edith (nee Meikle) 1877-1931 (Person)

SummaryBorn in Mercury Bay to the Meikle pioneering family, Grace married Charles Battman Burton in 1895 and arrived in Tauranga in 1923.

Her community involvement includes:

First female elected member to a Tauranga Local Body, The Hospital Board.
President of the Citizens Hospital League since its establishment.
Vice-President of the Girl Guides organisation.
Contributed to many journals, especially the Auckland Star.
Member of the Auckland Penwoman's league
Auckland City Mission volunteer.

She died in Auckland on 9 April 1931, survived by her husband and five children.SourcesGrace Burton Obituary » Bay of Plenty Times, 14 April 1931

Burton, Grace Edith (nee Meikle) 1877-1931 (Person)

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Burton, Grace Edith (nee Meikle) 1877-1931 (Person)