Alexandra Hasluck | |
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![]() Hasluck in 1960 | |
Viceregal consort of Australia | |
In office 30 April 1969 – 11 July 1974 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor General | Sir Paul Hasluck |
Preceded by | Maie, Lady Casey |
Succeeded by | Alison, Lady Kerr |
Personal details | |
Born | Alexandra Margaret Martin Darker 26 August 1908 North Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
Died | 18 June 1993 Claremont, Western Australia, Australia | (aged 84)
Resting place | Melbourne General Cemetery |
Spouse | |
Children | Nicholas Hasluck (son) |
Alma mater | University of Western Australia |
Occupation | Writer and vice-regal wife |
Dame Alexandra Margaret Martin Hasluck, Lady Hasluck, AD (née Darker; 26 August 1908 – 18 June 1993), also known as Alix Hasluck, was an Australian author and social historian. She published a number of works on the history of Western Australia. She was the wife of Sir Paul Hasluck, Governor-General of Australia.