Martha Louise Purdy "Black" OBE (February 24, 1866 – October 31, 1957) was a Canadian politician and the second woman elected to the Canadian House of Commons. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The House of Commons (Chambre des communes is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and
Born Martha Louise Munger in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of George and Susan Munger,was educated at Saint Mary's College (Indiana). Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Saint Mary's College is a private Catholic Liberal arts college founded in 1844 by the Sisters of the Holy Cross. The school was run by the Sisters of the Holy Cross. Martha is the only one to survive of the 5 children her mother had over 4 years. She had two siblings in her family, George Jr. and Belle. They were born after Martha. Her father operated a laundry that was destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire. They were a very wealthy family.
Martha married Will Purdy. He had an offer to go to Hawaii. Martha never saw him again. She gave birth to their child after went away in 1899 in a log cabin.
In 1904, she married George Black, Commissioner of the Yukon. George Black PC ( April 10 1873 - August 23 1965) was an administrator and politician in Yukon, Canada. In 1989 she crossed the Chilkoot Pass into Klondike (Dawson City, Yukon). She returned home in Chicago, but in 1900 she went back to Klondike. She earned a living by staking goldmining claims and running a sawmill and a gold ore-crushing plant. In 1935, she was elected to the House of Commons for the riding of Yukon as an Independent Conservative taking the place of her ill husband. The Canadian federal election of 1935 was held on October 14, 1935 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 18th Parliament Yukon riding is the only federal electoral district in Yukon Territory Canada.
She published an autobiography, My Seventy Years, in 1938. In 1946, she was made an Officer of Order of the British Empire for her cultural and social contributions to the Yukon. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V.
In 1917, she was made a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society for her series of lectures on the Yukon that she presented in Great Britain. History Founding members of the Society include Sir John Barrow, Sir John Franklin and Francis Beaufort. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands
In 1997, Canada Post issued a $0. Canada Post Corporation ( Société canadienne des postes) is the Canadian postal operator operated as a crown corporation. 45 stamp in her honour. Also, she was the second woman in history to be in the Parliament of the Yukon.
References
- Martha Louise Black fonds. University of Waterloo. The University of Waterloo (also referred to as UW and Waterloo) is a comprehensive Public university in the city of Waterloo, Ontario Retrieved on June 16, 2006. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
External links
- Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament
- Martha Louise Black at The Canadian Encyclopedia
- Library and Archives Canada biography
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