Mary King (teacher), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mary King (teacher)

New Zealand teacher, principal, businesswoman, political activist

Date of Birth: 11-Feb-1884

Place of Birth: Oamaru, Canterbury Region, New Zealand

Date of Death: 27-Jun-1967

Profession: businessperson, politician

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Mary Harriet McGowan King (11 February 1884 – 27 June 1967) was a New Zealand teacher, principal, businesswoman and political activist.
She was born in Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand.King was a founding member of the Social Credit Party and was president of the party from 1962 to 1963.
At both the 1954 and 1957 elections she stood as the Social Credit candidate in Dunedin Central, finishing third on both occasions.