Gertrude Mary Denman, Baroness Denman GBE was a British women's suffragist and politician. Her husband was Lord Denman, the 3rd Baron Denman, fifth Governor-General of Australia, and she officially na
Denman c. 1925
Lady Denman scans the slip of paper on which is written the name of Australia's capital, at a ceremony on 12 March 1913. The name had been kept a close secret until the ceremony. She then announced the name, Canberra. L-R: King O'Malley, Minister for Home Affairs; Prime Minister Andrew Fisher; and Lady Denman's husband, Governor-General Lord Denman
Lady Denman at the ceremony for the naming of Canberra in 1913. From the left; Lord Denman, Governor-General; Andrew Fisher, Prime Minister; Lady Denman; King O'Malley, Minister for Home Affairs
Gertrude Denman plaque at The Victory Hall, which she founded, in Balcombe, West Sussex, where she lived
Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman was a British aristocrat and politician who served as the fifth governor-general of Australia, in office from 1911 to 1914.
Gertrude Denman, Baroness Denman
…Baroness Denman GBE (née Pearson; 7 November 1884 – 2 June 1954) was a British women's suffragist and politician. Her husband was Lord Denman, the 3rd Baron Denman, fifth Governor-General of Australia, and she officially named Australia's capital city Canberra in 1913. Nicknamed "Trudie", Pearson was the second…
Denman c. 1910s
Denman, to the left of Labor Prime Minister Andrew Fisher, at the naming of Canberra in 1913.
Lord and Lady Denman, King O'Malley and Andrew Fisher at the official ceremony on Capitol Hill to mark the commencement of work on the city of Canberra, 12 March 1913
The cadets being inspected by the Governor-General on 12 March 1913, at the Canberra naming ceremony