Laura Ingram

Laura Ingram
MBE
Born
Laura May Cook Ingram

(1912-06-11)11 June 1912
Murchison, New Zealand
Died6 December 1994(1994-12-06) (aged 82)
Motueka, New Zealand
EducationChristchurch Teachers' College
Occupations
  • Schoolteacher
  • local politician
  • community leader
Relatives

Laura May Cook Ingram MBE (11 June 1912 – 6 December 1994) was a New Zealand teacher and community leader.

Born in Murchison on 11 June 1912, Ingram grew up in Riwaka. Her sister Norma married Riwaka local Keith Holyoake who would later become prime minister.

Ingram was the first woman elected to local government in the wider Nelson-Tasman region. In the 1944 local election, she was elected to the Motueka Borough Council. She served a single term and was subsequently a member of the Nelson Hospital Board for a total of 28 years.

In the 1965 New Year Honours, Ingram was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services in the fields of community welfare and local government.

References

  1. ↑ Markwell, Carol. "Laura May Cook Ingram". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 Richardson, Shelley; Henry, Elaine; Collingwood, Gail; Mitchell, Hilary (2018). Women decision-makers Nelson and Tasman 1944–2018. Nelson: National Council of Women of New Zealand. p. 9.
  3. ↑ "No. 43531". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 1 January 1965. p. 44.