The Baroness Denman | |
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_Chair,_1925._(22680005758)_(cropped).jpg) Denman c. 1925 | |
| Viceregal consort of Australia | |
| In office 31 July 1911 – 18 May 1914 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Governor General | Lord Denman |
| Preceded by | Countess of Dudley |
| Succeeded by | Helen, Lady Munro Ferguson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gertrude Mary Pearson 7 November 1884 Sussex, United Kingdom |
| Died | 2 June 1954 (aged 69) London, United Kingdom |
| Spouse | Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman
(m. 1903; died 1954) |
| Parent(s) | Weetman Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray (father) Annie Pearson, Viscountess Cowdray (mother) |
| Occupation | Female suffragette Vice-regal wife |
Gertrude Mary Denman, Baroness Denman GBE (née Pearson; 7 November 1884 – 2 June 1954) was a British woman active in women's rights issues including the promotion of Women's suffrage in the United Kingdom. She was also the wife of Lord Denman, the 3rd Baron Denman, fifth Governor-General of Australia, and she officially named Australia's capital city Canberra in 1913.