Alison, Lady Kerr

Alison, Lady Kerr
Viceregal consort of Australia
In office
11 July 1974 – 9 September 1974
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor GeneralSir John Kerr
Preceded byAlexandra, Lady Hasluck
Succeeded byAnne, Lady Kerr
Personal details
Born
Alison Worstead

(1915-07-29)29 July 1915
Molong, New South Wales, Australia
Died9 September 1974(1974-09-09) (aged 59)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Spouse
(m. 1938; died 1991)
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
OccupationVice-regal wife

Alison, Lady Kerr (née Worstead; 29 July 1915 – 9 September 1974) was the first wife of Sir John Kerr, who was Governor-General of Australia from 1974 to 1977. She was a marriage guidance counselor and administrator prior to his appointment. She died soon into Kerr's term at Yarralumla, and he remarried a few months later.


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