Elizabeth Edwards
11 May 1840 — 7 November 1914
Elizabeth Edwards (14‑23‑14)
Elizabeth Munro Edwards (née Gibson) was born in Scotland on 11 May 1840 and came to Australia with her parents, Thomas Gibson and Christina Thompson in 1864. Three years later she married Richard Edwards who subsequently became the member for Oxley division in Federal Parliament.
Elizabeth was the first president of The Queensland Women's Suffrage League which was formed at a meeting at her home on 4 February 1889. Elizabeth died early on Saturday 7 November 1914 and the funeral took place the same afternoon.