Mary Hannay Foott, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mary Hannay Foott

Anglo-Australian poet

Date of Birth: 26-Sep-1846

Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 12-Oct-1918

Profession: writer, poet, journalist, short story writer

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Mary Hannay Foott (pen name, La Quenouille; 26 September 1846 – 12 October 1918), was a Scottish-born Australian poet and editor.
She is well remembered for a bush-ballad poem,"Where the Pelican Builds".