Quentin Bryce Quentin Bryce Dame Quentin Alice Louise Bryce (née Strachan; born 23 December 1942) is an Australian academic who served as the 25th Governor-General of Australia from 2008 to 2014. She is the first woman to have held the position, and was previously the Governor of Queensland from 2003 to 2008. Born in Brisbane, Queensland, Bryce was raised in Ilfracombe, with her family subsequently living in a number of country towns around Australia. She attended the University of Queensland, where she completed a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws, becoming one of the first women accepted to the Queensland
Peter Bryce (clergyman) Peter Bryce (clergyman) The Very Reverend Dr. Peter Bryce "(December 31, 1878 - November 30, 1950)" was a Canadian Methodist and United Church of Canada minister. He was elected as Moderator of the United Church of Canada at their 7th General Council in Ottawa, Ontario in 1936. Born in Blantyre, Scotland on December 31, 1878, Bryce was raised within a strict conservative Presbyterian household. Inspired by the writings and ministry of John Wesley, however, Bryce eventually joined the Methodist church where he became ordained in 1908. Speaking about the influence Wesley had on his early faith formation, Bryce noted, "What