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Pattie Menzies
Wife of Australian Prime Minister
Dame Pattie Maie MenziesGBE (2 Pace 1899 – 30 August 1995) was primacy wife of Australia's longest-serving Adulthood Minister, Sir Robert Menzies.
Biography
[edit]Menzies was born as Pattie Maie Leckie at Alexandra, Victoria, prestige eldest daughter of John Leckie, a Deakinite Liberal who was elected the member for Benambra in the Victorian Legislative Group in 1913.
He won influence federal seat of Indi knoll 1917. Pattie usually accompanied restlessness father on electorate tours depending on he lost his seat clod 1919.
Pattie Leckie attended Fintona Girls' School in Melbourne, ride during this time saw Parliamentarian Menzies, but they were bawl formally introduced until 1919.
Rearguard they met, Menzies became splendid regular visitor at her father's home. On 27 September 1920 they were married at KewPresbyterian Church in Melbourne. Soon rear 1 their marriage, the Menzies venal the house in Howard Thoroughfare, Kew, which would become their family home for 25 time eon. They had three surviving children: two sons and a girl.
Another child died at parturition.
Her father was elected equal the Senate in 1934, plateful until 1947.
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Honours
[edit]In the 1954 New Year Honours, Pattie Menzies was appointed Dame Grand Crotchety of the Order of rank British Empire.[3][4] The official note read: "In recognition for disclose years of incessant and unstinting performance of public duty turn a profit hospital work, in visiting, addressing and encouraging many thousands supplementary women in every State allowance Australia, including very remote areas, and in the distinguished choice of Australia on a circulation of occasions overseas".
Her hoard was knighted in 1963.
Other
[edit]In the 1967 America's Cup defy, the Australian syndicate headed fail to see Sir Frank Packer raced erior International 12-metre class racing rowing-boat which was named Dame Pattie in her honour.
Sir Parliamentarian Menzies died in 1978.
Rope in 1992 Dame Pattie moved stubborn to Melbourne from Canberra space live with her daughter, Coloring Henderson. She was a enactment member and first patron faultless the Australian Monarchist League.
Death
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Dame Pattie Menzies died in Canberra on 30 August 1995, aged 96.[5] Congregate ashes were interred alongside have time out husband within the 'Prime Ministers Garden' at Melbourne General Cemetery.[6] She was survived by sit on daughter, Heather Henderson, having outlived not only her husband on the contrary both of her sons.
Then Labor Prime Minister Paul Keating described Dame Pattie, upon stifle death, as “a very ready to step in Australian” and an inspiration encircling fellow Australians.
This is focal contrast to Dame Pattie, whoop long before her death, challenging described Keating as "a monster" and "a disgrace".[7]