Frances Ward
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Frances Mary Ward-Brown Foundation Mayoress of Porirua City (January 22, 1912 — April 14, 1987)
Frances Mary Brown; Wife of Whitford Brown, the Foundation Mayor of Porirua City, Wellington, New Zealand for 21 years (1965-1983). She was also the daughter of astronomer Joseph Thomas Ward and his wife Ada Evelyn Wright-Ward.
"Frances Brown Avenue " in Porirua, which is off Whitford Brown Avenue is named after her. Frances Brown was the foundation mayoress of Porirua City for 21 years: 1965 - 1983.