Gibson, Mary Victoria (1864–1929)

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Gibson, Mary Victoria (1864–1929)

New Zealand teacher and school principal. Born on Oct 28, 1864, at Lyttelton, New Zealand; died Sept 1, 1929, in Oamaru, New Zealand; dau. of Frederick Denhame Gibson and Mary Fox (Rodd) Gibson; sister of Helena Fannie Gibson; Canterbury College, BA, 1887, MA, 1888.

Administered Christchurch Girls' High School, 1898–1928); became principal of Waitaki Girls' High School in Oamaru (1928).

See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 2).

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