History Resources - Members of Parliament

Margaret Edgeworth McIntyre

   Margaret Edgeworth McIntyre

Surname: McINTYRE

Given Names: Margaret Edgeworth

Title and Honours: Mrs, OBE

Qualifications: BA (Sydney 1907)

Date and Place of Birth: 28 November 1886 - Maitland, NSW

Date of Death: 2 September 1948 - Tamworth, NSW

 

Legislative Council: : 8 May 1948

Electorate: Cornwall

Party: Independent

Positions Held:

Date of Departure: 2 September 1948

Reason for Departure: Died in office.

Comments:

Died in air accident in NSW. First woman elected to Parliament.

House of Assembly Long Room Picture: 495

House of Assembly Long Room Picture Number indicates each Member's position in the photographic record.

Source: Parliament of Tasmania Members Biographical Database, Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.

Additional Reference Material:

A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics, 1890-1964 [by] Colin A. Hughes and B. D. Graham. Canberra, ANU Press, 1968. Biographical Register of the Tasmanian Parliament, 1851-1960 / Scott Bennett and Barbara Bennett. Canberra : ANU, 1980.

 

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