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.

She was the first female elected member to a Tauranga Local Body, The Hospital Board.

She was the President of the Citizens Hospital League since its establishment

She was the Vice-President of the Girl Guides organisation.

She contributed to many journals, especially the Auckland Star.

In Auckland she was a member of the Auckland Penwoman's league and helper at the Auckland City Mission.

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

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