About Jessie Iris Martin
Lived 1898 – 1982 (aged 83). Jessie Iris Martin was a New Zealand nurse.
Jessie Iris Martin (19 December 1898 – 19 July 1982) was a New Zealand nurse, hospital matron, tutor and nurses' association leader. She was born in Wellington, New Zealand, on 19 December 1898. Her father was Lee Martin.
In 1953, Martin was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal. In the 1955 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to nursing, and especially as matron of Cook Hospital in Gisborne.
Martin sought the Labour Party nomination for the 1959 Hamilton by-election, but was unsuccessful.
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Who was Jessie Iris Martin?
Nurse, hospital matron, tutor, nurses' association leader
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Jessie Iris Martin was born on 19 December 1898.
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Jessie Iris Martin died on 19 July 1982.
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Jessie Iris Martin was a nurse.
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Jessie Iris Martin was New Zealand.
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