Mary Gibson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 28-Oct-1864
Place of Birth: Lyttelton, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
Date of Death: 01-Sep-1929
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Mary Gibson
- Mary Victoria Gibson (28 October 1864 – 1 September 1929) was a New Zealand teacher and school principal. Born in Lyttelton in 1864 soon after her mother came to New Zealand, her father was Frederick Denhame Gibson, a port officer in Lyttelton, and her mother was Mary Fox Gibson (née Rodd).
- Mary Gibson received her education at a private school, followed by Christchurch Girls' High School and Canterbury College, from where she graduated in 1887 with a Bachelor of Arts, and a year later with a Master of Arts in English and Latin.Gibson started teaching at Sydenham School while she was still at the college.
- In 1889, Gibson was put in charge of the girls' department of East Christchurch School.
- She was appointed principal of Christchurch Girls' High School in 1898 after the sudden death of the previous principal, Emily Foster.
- She remained at the school for 30 years and under her guidance, the roll grew significantly.
- She retired from CGHS in 1928 and in the following year, she relieved the principal at Waitaki Girls' High School in Oamaru.
- She developed pneumonia and died in Oamaru on 1 September 1929.
- Her funeral service was held at Rangi Ruru and she was buried at Waimairi Cemetery.
- Later in the month, a memorial service was held at ChristChurch Cathedral.Gibson was from a family of educators.
- Her father bought a school in Papanui in 1889, and it was run by her sister Helen and her mother; the school was later renamed Rangi Ruru.
- Her sister Beatrice became principal of Nelson College for Girls.
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