Marigold Merlyn Baillieu Southey, Lady Southey AC (née Myer; born 2 May 1928) is an Australian philanthropist who served as Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria from 2001 to 2006.
Lady Southey | |
|---|---|
| 12th Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria | |
| In office 1 January 2001 – 7 April 2006 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | John Landy |
| Preceded by | Adrienne Clarke |
| Succeeded by | Marilyn Warren |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marigold Merlyn Baillieu Myer 2 May 1928 San Francisco, California, United States |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Spouse(s) | Ross Shelmerdine (1950–1979) Sir Robert Southey (1982–1998) |
| Parent(s) | Sidney Myer and Merlyn Myer |
| Education | St Catherine's School, Toorak University of Melbourne |
Lady Southey was born in San Francisco into the Myer family, the youngest of four children of Sidney Myer and Dame Merlyn Myer (née Baillieu).[1] She was educated at St Catherine's School, Toorak[2] and the University of Melbourne.[3]
From the mid-1950s until 1999, she was director of the Myer family companies. In 1996, she succeeded her brother, Sidney, as president of the philanthropic Myer Foundation until she resigned in 2004.[3]
On 1 January 2001, Lady Southey was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria under Governor John Landy.
In 1950, she married Ross Shelmerdine,[4] who died in 1979—they had four children. In 1982, she married businessman and former Liberal Party president Sir Robert Southey, becoming Lady Southey.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Southey, Marigold Merlyn Baillieu (1928 - )". Australian Women's Register. The National Foundation for Australian Women.
- ^ "Lady Southey AC - St Catherines School". St Catherines School. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ a b "BIO – Lady Southey AM Lieutenant Governor of Victoria". Australian Cancer Research Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 March 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "Shelmerdine-Myer wedding pictures". The Argus. Melbourne. 25 January 1950. p. 11. Retrieved 21 July 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Wood, Leonie (3 September 2005). "Clan plots family reunion". The Age. Retrieved 15 July 2015.