Flora Reid
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Dame Florence "Flora" Reid GBE (10 November 1867 – 1 September 1950) was the wife of the Prime Minister of Australia
Sir George Reid
.
, she moved to Sydney
, where she married George Reid
in 1891. He was 46 years old, she 23 years old. They had three children. She became a member of the Women's' Federal League, but otherwise focused on raising her family.
in 1910 on his appointment as the first Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. He was also a member of the United Kingdom House of Commons from 1916 to 1918.
, she was appointed a Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
(GBE) in August 1917, being in the first list of appointments to the order, which had been created only in June 1917.
Prime Minister of Australia
The Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia is the highest minister of the Crown, leader of the Cabinet and Head of Her Majesty's Australian Government, holding office on commission from the Governor-General of Australia. The office of Prime Minister is, in practice, the most powerful...
Sir George Reid
George Reid (Australian politician)
Sir George Houstoun Reid, GCB, GCMG, KC was an Australian politician, Premier of New South Wales and the fourth Prime Minister of Australia....
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Biodata
Born as Florence Ann Brumby in Longford, TasmaniaLongford, Tasmania
Longford is a town in the north-east of Tasmania, Australia. It lies 175 m above sea level at the convergence of the Macquarie River and the South Esk River, 21 km south of Launceston. It is just south of the Illawarra Road, a road connecting the Bass and Midland Highways. It has a...
, she moved to Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, where she married George Reid
George Reid (Australian politician)
Sir George Houstoun Reid, GCB, GCMG, KC was an Australian politician, Premier of New South Wales and the fourth Prime Minister of Australia....
in 1891. He was 46 years old, she 23 years old. They had three children. She became a member of the Women's' Federal League, but otherwise focused on raising her family.
Husband, Sir George Reid
Her husband was Prime Minister from 1904 to 1905. Upon his first knighthood in 1909, she became Lady Reid (he had further knighthoods in 1911 and 1916). She accompanied her husband to LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
in 1910 on his appointment as the first Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. He was also a member of the United Kingdom House of Commons from 1916 to 1918.
Honours
For her work in assisting Australian soldiers recuperating in London from World War IWorld War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, she was appointed a Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(GBE) in August 1917, being in the first list of appointments to the order, which had been created only in June 1917.
Deaths
Sir George Reid died in 1918, aged 73, and was buried in London. Dame Flora Reid died on 1 September 1950 in Rose Bay, New South Wales, aged 82.Sources
See also
- Spouse of the Prime Minister of AustraliaSpouse of the Prime Minister of AustraliaThe spouse of the Prime Minister of Australia is a position that until 24 June 2010 was occupied exclusively by women, thus the spouse was often known as the Prime Minister's wife....