Burn, Margaret Gordon (1825–1918)
Burn, Margaret Gordon (1825–1918)
New Zealand school teacher and principal. Name variations: Margaret Gordon Huie. Born Mar 22, 1825, at Edinburgh, Scotland; died Dec 8, 1918, at Dunedin, New Zealand; dau. of Alexander Huie (accountant) and Eliza Gordon (Edgar) Huie; m. Andrew Burn (educator), 1857 (died 1892); children: 2 sons, 1 daughter.
Immigrated with mother and family to Australia and opened private school (1852); opened Geelong Ladies' College (1860s); immigrated to New Zealand and became principal of Girls' Provincial School (1870–84); served as principal of new Waitaki Girls' High School in Oamaru (1884–92).
See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 2).
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