Mary Pellatt

Mary Pellatt
Born	Mary Dodgson 1857 Toronto, Canada
Died	1924
Cause of death	Heart failure
Resting place	King, Ontario
Nationality	Canadian
Spouse	Henry Mill Pellatt
Parents	Mr and Mrs John Dodgson

Mary, Lady Pellatt (née Dodgson) (1857–1924) was the first Chief Commissioner of the Girl Guides of Canada. She was awarded the Silver Fish.

Mary Dodgson (Pellatt) was born on 1857-04-16 in Toronto, Canada. On 1882-06-15, she married Henry Mill Pellatt, later Sir Henry Mill Pellatt. She was created Chief Commissioner of the Dominion of Canada Girl Guides on 1912-07-24. As early as 1913, she invited Guides to view her palatial home, Casa Loma. Guides became frequent visitors to the house and its grounds. Lady Pellatt also planned trips for the Guides to her country home, Lake Marie Farm, in King, Ontario. She resigned her position in 1921 in ill health. In 1922, Lady Pellatt was presented with the Silver Fish. She died suddenly of heart failure on 1924-04-24. The Girl Guides formed a Guard of Honour for her funeral at St. James' Cathedral in Toronto. She was buried in her Girl Guide uniform in King, Ontario.^[1]

See also

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• Mary Malcolmson

References

1. ^ "Fact Sheet Lady Mary Pellatt". Girl Guides of Canada Guides du Canada. http://www.girlguides.ca/uploads/File/our_history/14.3.1.8.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-01. 

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Name	Pellatt, Mary
Alternative names	Mary Dodgson
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Date of birth	1857
Place of birth	Toronto, Canada
Date of death	1924
Place of death