Ishbel Maria Gordon, Lady Aberdeen

Ishbel Maria Gordon (née: Majoribanks), Lady Aberdeen, Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair (March 15, 1857 in London, United Kingdom-April 18, 1939 in Aberdeen, United Kingdom) was the wife of Governor General of Canada Lord Aberdeen, whom she married in 1877, and the founder of the Victorian Order of Nurses on January 29, 1897, despite protests from the Family Compact. She was also the first President of the organization. The Lady Aberdeen bridge, which is the first bridge upstream to cross the Gatineau river, in Gatineau, was named in her honor.