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Dame Pattie Maie Menzies GBE (2 March 1899 – 30 August 1995) was the wife of Australia's longest-serving Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies . Biography.
Pattie Menzies served the longest term as prime ministerial spouse, from 1939 to 1941 and from 1949 to 1966. She was a widely respected public figure, and was made Dame Grand Cross of the British Empire in 1954.
Dame Pattie Maie Menzies (1899–1995), prime minister’s wife and charity worker, was born on 2 March 1899 at Alexandra, Victoria, eldest of three daughters of locally born parents John William Leckie, farmer, manufacturer, and politician, and his wife May Beatrice, née Johnston.
Entry ID: IMP0004 . Menzies, Pattie Mae . (1899 – 1995) . Born 2 March, 1899, Alexandra Victoria Australia . Died 30 August, 1995 . Occupation Community worker . Download content . Summary . On 1 January 1954, Pattie Menzies was appointed Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (Civil).
Pattie Maie Menzies was the wife of Robert Menzies. Born Pattie Maie Leckie, she married Menzies on 27 September 1920. Pattie was daughter of John William Leckie (1872-1947), who served in Menzies' first cabinet. She was a strong supporter of her husband's political career.
Aug 31, 1995 · Dame Pattie Menzies, the wife of Australia's longest serving prime minister and Liberal Party founder Sir Robert Menzies, died yesterday in Canberra, aged 96.
married Pattie Menzies, one of only three Australians to be made a Dame Grand Cross of the British Empire (the first was Florence Reid in 1917, the second was Mary Hughes in 1922)
