Lady Agnes Somerville Irvine (1867–1954)
Lady Agnes Somerville Irvine, widow of the former Lieutenant Governor of Victoria, Sir William Irvine, died on Monday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. T. Morrison, of Killcavcy, Eltham.
Sir William Irvine was Premier of Victoria from 1902 to 1903, Attorney General for the Commonwealth in 1913, and Chief Justice and Lieutenant Governor of Victoria from 1918 to 1935. He died in 1943.
Lady Irvine, who was 86, was an active worker for the Victorian Division of the Red Cross Society, and was a member of the executive from 1918 to 1933.
For some years she was president of the Truby King League and vice president of the Queen's Fund. A daughter of the Hon. T. D. Wanliss. M.L.A., Lady Irvine was born at Ballarat, and was educated at Ballarat and Dresden (Germany).
Lady Irvine's only son, Mr. W. M. Irvine, is Crown Prosecutor for Victoria.
She will be buried in the family grave at Eltham cemetery today, after a service at Toorak Presbyterian Church, commencing at 2 p.m.
B. Matthews Pty. Ltd. are the funeral directors.
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Additional Resources and Scholarship
- visits the Carlton Refuge, Argus (Melbourne), 24 July 1920, p 18
- opens the Truby King Baby Health Centre, Argus (Melbourne), 10 June 1939, p 11
- celebrates her 84th birthday, Argus (Melbourne), 17 November 1951, p 9
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Irvine, William Hill (husband)
- Wanliss, Eliza (mother)
- Wanliss, Thomas Drummond (father)
- Wanliss, John Newton (brother)
- Wanliss, David Sydney (brother)
- Wanliss, Cecil (brother)
- Fisken, Archibald James (brother-in-law)
- Wanliss, Marion Boyd (niece)
- Wanliss, Harold Boyd (nephew)
- Fisken, Archibald Clyde (nephew)
Citation details
'Irvine, Lady Agnes Somerville (1867–1954)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/irvine-lady-agnes-somerville-16070/text28011, accessed 21 November 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Wanliss, Agnes Somerville
Birth
16 November,
1867
Ballarat,
Victoria,
Australia
Death
16 August,
1954
(aged 86)
Eltham,
Victoria,
Australia
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