About Laura Ingram
Lived 1912 – 1994 (aged 82). Laura Ingram was a New Zealand teacher.
Laura May Cook Ingram (11 June 1912 – 6 December 1994) was a New Zealand teacher and community leader.
Born in Murchison on 11 June 1912, Ingram grew up in Riwaka. Her sister Norma married Riwaka local Keith Holyoake who would later become prime minister.
Ingram was the first woman elected to local government in the wider Nelson-Tasman region. In the 1944 local election, she was elected to the Motueka Borough Council. She served a single term and was subsequently a member of the Nelson Hospital Board for a total of 28 years.
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Who was Laura Ingram?
New Zealand teacher and community leader (1912–1994)
When was Laura Ingram born?
Laura Ingram was born on 11 June 1912.
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Laura Ingram died on 6 December 1994.
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Laura Ingram was a teacher.
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Laura Ingram was New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Laura Ingram. https://biography.guide/laura-ingram/
MLA: "Laura Ingram." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/laura-ingram/.
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