Gertrude Mary Pearson Baroness Denman GBE 1884–1954

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Gertrude Mary Pearson Baroness Denman GBE, 1884–1954 (aged 70 years)

Lady Denman and her husband at the ceremony for the naming of Canberra in 1913.

Name

Gertrude Mary Pearson Baroness Denman GBE

Name: Gertrude Mary /Pearson/ Baroness Denman GBE
Given names: Gertrude Mary
Surname: Pearson
Name suffix: Baroness Denman GBE
Married name: Gertrude Mary /Denman/ Baroness Denman GBE

Sex Female

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Family with parents
father	Links Birth: 15 July 1856 — Shelley, Yorkshire, England Death: 1 May 1927 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Gertrude Mary Pearson Baroness Denman GBE Weetman Dickinson Pearson 1st Viscount Cowdray GCVO, PC 1856–1927 Birth: 15 July 1856 — Shelley, Yorkshire, England Death: 1 May 1927
herself	Links Birth: 1884 27 — England Death: 1954 — England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thomas Denman Hon. Anne Judith Denman OBE Gertrude Mary Pearson Baroness Denman GBE 1884–1954 Birth: 1884 27 — England Death: 1954 — England

Family with Thomas Denman
husband	Links Birth: 16 November 1874 — London, England Occupation: 5th Governor-General of Australia — between 31 July 1911 and 18 May 1914 — Australia Death: 24 June 1954 — London, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Gertrude Mary Pearson Baroness Denman GBE Hon. Anne Judith Denman OBE Thomas Denman 1874–1954 Birth: 16 November 1874 — London, England Death: 24 June 1954 — London, England
herself	Links Birth: 1884 27 — England Death: 1954 — England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thomas Denman Hon. Anne Judith Denman OBE Gertrude Mary Pearson Baroness Denman GBE 1884–1954 Birth: 1884 27 — England Death: 1954 — England
daughter	Links Birth: 1907 32 23 — England Death: 1987 — England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sir Walter Raymond Burrell 8th Bt., CBE, MBE, TD, DL, V-Ld. Lt. and CA Sussex Sir (John) Raymond Burrell 9th Bt. Raymond of Valentines Hon. Anne Judith Denman OBE 1907–1987 Birth: 1907 32 23 — England Death: 1987 — England
son	Thomas Denman 4th Baron Denman …–

Events of close relatives
Birth	1884 27 England
Birth of a daughter	Hon. Anne Judith Denman OBE 1907 England
Death of a father	Weetman Dickinson Pearson 1st Viscount Cowdray GCVO, PC 1 May 1927
Death of a husband	Thomas Denman 24 June 1954 London, England
Death	1954 (aged 70 years) England
Last change	23 January 2012 – 20:44:03 Author of last change: Danny

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Note	Gertrude Mary Pearson, Baroness Denman, GBE (1884 - 1954) was a British woman active in women's rights issues including the promotion of Women's suffrage in the United Kingdom. She was also the wife of the 3rd Baron Denman, fifth Governor-General of Australia, and she officially named Australia's capital city Canberra in 1913. Gertrude Mary Pearson was born into a wealthy family. Her father was Weetman Pearson (later Viscount Cowdray), an oil magnate and newspaper baron. She was a member of numerous committees along with her mother, including the Women's Liberal Federation which supported women's suffrage. In 1903 she married, and in 1911 when her husband was appointed Governor-General of Australia, she and her two small children went with him to Australia. The Lady Denman Ferry was named in her honour in 1911 and was used on Sydney Harbour until 1979. It is now the primary attraction at the Lady Denman Museum in Huskisson, New South Wales. On 12 March 1913 she officially named the new seat of government Canberra. They returned to Britain in 1914, as World War I was about to start. She was involved in many women's organisations, including serving as President of the Women's Section of the Poultry Association. In 1917 she became the first President of the National Federation of Women's Institutes, a post she held until 1946. She was also the first Chairman of the Family Planning Association, President of the Ladies Golf Union, a Trustee of the Carnegie United Kingdom Trust, and a Director of the Westminster Press. During World War II she was Director of the Women's Land Army. Following the war she was awarded the Grand Cross of the British Empire in 1951. This entitled her to be known as Dame Gertrude Denman, however as the wife of a peer, her existing title Lady Denman subsumed this. She died three years later. Lady Denman Drive, a major arterial road in Canberra, was named in her honour.

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Gertrude Mary Pearson, Baroness Denman, GBE (1884 - 1954) was a British woman active in women's rights issues including the promotion of Women's suffrage in the United Kingdom. She was also the wife of the 3rd Baron Denman, fifth Governor-General of Australia, and she officially named Australia's capital city Canberra in 1913.

Gertrude Mary Pearson was born into a wealthy family. Her father was Weetman Pearson (later Viscount Cowdray), an oil magnate and newspaper baron. She was a member of numerous committees along with her mother, including the Women's Liberal Federation which supported women's suffrage.

In 1903 she married, and in 1911 when her husband was appointed Governor-General of Australia, she and her two small children went with him to Australia. The Lady Denman Ferry was named in her honour in 1911 and was used on Sydney Harbour until 1979. It is now the primary attraction at the Lady Denman Museum in Huskisson, New South Wales. On 12 March 1913 she officially named the new seat of government Canberra.

They returned to Britain in 1914, as World War I was about to start. She was involved in many women's organisations, including serving as President of the Women's Section of the Poultry Association. In 1917 she became the first President of the National Federation of Women's Institutes, a post she held until 1946. She was also the first Chairman of the Family Planning Association, President of the Ladies Golf Union, a Trustee of the Carnegie United Kingdom Trust, and a Director of the Westminster Press.

During World War II she was Director of the Women's Land Army. Following the war she was awarded the Grand Cross of the British Empire in 1951. This entitled her to be known as Dame Gertrude Denman, however as the wife of a peer, her existing title Lady Denman subsumed this. She died three years later.

Lady Denman Drive, a major arterial road in Canberra, was named in her honour.

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Media object	Lady Denman and her husband at the ceremony for the naming of Canberra in 1913.