Mary Fairfax

Mary Fairfax

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Australian philanthropist (1922–2017)

About Mary Fairfax

Mary Elizabeth Fairfax was an Australian businesswoman and philanthropist. As the third wife of wealthy media proprietor Sir Warwick Fairfax, she became known as Lady Fairfax upon his knighthood in 1967. She inherited most of his vast fortune upon his death in January 1987, becoming one of Australia's richest women.

Notable works:

Personal recollections, from early life to old age, of Mary Somerville

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