Christina Jane Corrie

Christina Corrie, 1903

Christina Jane Corrie (née MacPherson, later Thynne) (1867—1937) was the founder of the Queensland Women's Electoral League.

Early life

Christina Jane MacPherson was born on 26 July 1867 at Helensburg-on-Clyde, Scotland, the daughter of James Drummond MacPherson.[1][2]

She married Brisbane architect Leslie Gordon Corrie on 25 March 1899 at St Thomas's Church, Enfield, Sydney.[2]

Politics

Christina Corrie was involved in the National Council of Women in Queensland.[3]

Her husband Leslie Corrie was an alderman and mayor of the Town of Brisbane. As his wife, Christina served as lady mayoress. She took advantage of her public prominence to launch the Queensland Women's Electoral League in 1903 to advance the cause of women's suffrage in Queensland. She was elected its first president on 27 July 1903[4][5]

Later life

Following the death of her husband Leslie Corrie on 2 August 1918, she married Andrew Joseph Thynne at St Patrick's Catholic Church, Sydney on 11 October 1922.[6] Thynne died on 27 February 1927.[7]

She died on 7 May 1937 at Brisbane after a long illness.[1][3] She was not buried with either of her husbands but was instead privately cremated at Mount Thompson crematorium.[8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Corrie, Christina Jane (1867 - 1937)". The Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Family Notices.". The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933) (Qld.: National Library of Australia). 29 April 1899. p. 6. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Death Of Mrs. A. J. Thynne.". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954) (Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia). 8 May 1937. p. 15. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Queensland Women's Electoral League (1903 - )". The Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "WOMEN IN POLITICS.". The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933) (Qld.: National Library of Australia). 28 July 1903. p. 5. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "PERSONAL.". The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933) (Qld.: National Library of Australia). 3 August 1918. p. 15. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "Corrie, Christina Jane (1867-1937)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Family Notices.". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954) (Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia). 8 May 1937. p. 1. Retrieved 9 March 2014.