Auvergne Doherty | |
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| Born | Auvergne Mary Doherty 3 October 1896 |
| Died | 3 January 1961 (64 years) Royal Perth Hospital, Shenton Park, Western Australia |
| Burial place | Karrakatta Cemetery |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Other names | Vergne |
| Education | Convent of H.C.J., London |
| Alma mater | Oxford University (M.A., B.A.) |
| Occupation(s) | Company director of connor, doherty & durack |
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Auvergne Mary Doherty (3 October 1896 – 3 January 1961) was an Australian businesswoman, working in her family's cattle business. She was one of the first nine women called to the bar in England; Doherty was the first Western Australian woman called to the English Bar; she did not go on to practise law in England or Western Australia. Instead, Doherty took over her father's business when he died in 1935.