Ellenor Catherine Watson

Ellenor Catherine Watson OBE (née Squires, 22 April 1907 – 24 June 1966) was a notable New Zealand rural women’s advocate and community leader. She was born in Nelson, New Zealand, in 1907.[1]

In the 1963 Queen's Birthday Honours, Watson was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of her service as national president of Women's Division of Federated Farmers.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Barlow, Maida. "Ellenor Catherine Watson". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 43012. p. 4832. 8 June 1963. Retrieved 17 April 2016.


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