Mary Levison
Mary Levison | |
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| Born | Mary Irene Lusk 8 January 1923 |
| Died | 12 September 2011 (aged 88) |
| Resting place | Grange Cemetery |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford University of Edinburgh |
| Known for | lobbying for the ordination of women in the Church of Scotland first woman Queen's Chaplain |
| Spouse | Rev Frederick Levison |
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Mary Irene Levison (8 January 1923 – 12 September 2011) was the first person to petition the Church of Scotland for the ordination of women to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament in 1963. This was achieved five years later and Levison became a minister in 1973. In 1991 she was appointed as Queen's Chaplain, the first woman to hold the position.