Georgina Frost

Georgina "Georgie" Frost (29 December 1879 – 6 December 1939) was an Irish court official who was the first woman to hold public office in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Early life Georgina Frost was born in Sixmilebridge, County Clare, on 29 December 1879, the daughter of Margaret Kett (1847-1888) and Thomas Frost (1842–1938). Thomas Frost was the petty sessions clerk for Sixmilebridge and Newmarket-on-Fergus.

Career and court appeals In the six years immediately before Thomas Frost's retirement in 1915, Frost had assisted her father in his duties, often performing them herself. She became a well known figure in the area, travelling around by bicycle.

Frost died on 6 December 1939 in at her home, Garna House, in Sixmilebridge.

Commemoration An Post issued a commemorative stamp of Frost in December 2000.