Who in Australian history was Jean Ross?
Posted: January 16, 2012 Filed under: biography, women | Tags: Edmund Barton, Jean Mason Ross, Lady Barton, Trove Australia 1 Comment »As Australia’s “first bloke”, Tim Mathieson doesn’t have anyone to follow in terms of how it’s done. I guess it was the same for the partner of Edmund Barton, Australia’s first Prime Minister.
There’s not much written about Lady Barton (nee Jean Ross). We know she was a patient woman, waiting five years between her engagement and her marriage to Barton.
Her obituary provides only a few clues about the life she lead. 
Sydney Morning Herald – 24 March 1938
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