Mary Ann Cunningham
Canadian temperance activist
About Mary Ann Cunningham
Lived 1841 – 1930 (aged 88–89).
Mary Ann Cunningham (, Woodman; July 19, 1841 – January 22, 1930) was a Canadian temperance activist. She was a leader in the provincial and local Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), being a member for 40 years, and holding office for 31 years.
Early life and education Mary Ann Woodman was born in St. Thomas in Elgin County, Ontario, July 19, 1841. (Cherrington (1924) gives Cunningham's place of birth as Yarmouth, Elgin County, Ontario.)
She was educated at St. Thomas Central and Grammar Schools. Interment was at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, New Westminster.
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Who was Mary Ann Cunningham?
Canadian temperance activist (1841–1930)
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Mary Ann Cunningham was born in 1841.
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Mary Ann Cunningham died in 1930.
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