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Hortense Allison Wagenknecht (1887-1975) —
also known as Hortense Wagenknecht; Hortense
Allison —
of Ohio; Connecticut; California.
Born in Warsaw, Benton
County, Mo., January
14, 1887.
Communist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Connecticut, 1932;
candidate for California
state assembly 71st District, 1934.
Female.
Died May 28,
1975 (age 88 years, 134
days).
Interment at Woodbine
Cemetery, Puyallup, Wash.
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Rose E. Wakelee —
of Wolcott, New Haven
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Wolcott; elected 1946.
Female.
Still living as of 1946.
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Patricia McGowan Wald (b. 1928) —
also known as Patricia Ann McGowan —
of Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Torrington, Litchfield
County, Conn., September
16, 1928.
Daughter of Joseph F. McGowan and Margaret (O'Keefe) McGowan.
Lawyer;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1979-.
Female.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1991.
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Toni Walker —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Pauline S. Ward —
of Old Saybrook, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1940.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Helen L. Warner —
of Newington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Newington; elected 1946.
Female.
Still living as of 1946.
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Audrey M. Wasik —
of Manchester, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
Democratic State Central Committee, 1977.
Female.
Still living as of 1977.
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Tessie Wasserman —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1948.
Female.
Still living as of 1948.
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Annie B. Waterman —
of Norwich, New London
County, Conn.
Socialist. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Norwich, 1948.
Female.
Still living as of 1948.
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Helen B. Waters —
of Middlebury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1924.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Annette Watman —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1940.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mary B. Weaver —
of New Milford, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from New Milford, 1923-27,
1939-40; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1929.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fannie Dixon Welch —
also known as Fannie D. Welch —
of Columbia, Tolland
County, Conn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1920
(alternate), 1924,
1932,
1936;
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1941-46.
Female.
Burial
location unknown.
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Melissa Foelsch Wells (b. 1932) —
of Connecticut.
Born in 1932.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Cape Verde, 1976; Guinea-Bissau, 1976; Mozambique, 1987; Zaire, 1991-92; Estonia, 1998.
Female.
Still living as of 1998.
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Carolyn F. Wheeler —
of Bristol, Hartford
County, Conn.
Republican. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bristol, 1944.
Female.
Still living as of 1944.
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Mary G. Whelan —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
Democratic State Central Committee, 1940.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mildred White (born c.1910) —
of Connecticut.
Born about 1910.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1957-67.
Female.
Member, Grange.
Still living as of 2000.
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Josepha Whitney —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1920
(alternate), 1924;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from New Haven; elected 1932.
Female.
Burial
location unknown.
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Patricia Widlitz —
of Guilford, New Haven
County, Conn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1996,
2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Mary S. Wiedman (born c.1887) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Simsbury, Hartford
County, Conn., about 1887.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hartford, 1927-28.
Female.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mrs. Otto G. Wiedman —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1927.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Janet Wildman —
of Washington, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
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Lillian M. Winship —
of Sherman, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Sherman, 1926, 1932.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jane C. Woodard —
of Wolcott, New Haven
County, Conn.
Republican. Delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 5th District, 1965.
Female.
Still living as of 1965.
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Marjorie M. Woodford —
of Marlborough, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Marlborough, 1939-40.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Chase Going Woodhouse (1890-1984) —
also known as Chase Going; Mrs. E. J.
Woodhouse —
of New London, New London
County, Conn.; Baltic, Sprague, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Victoria, British
Columbia, of American parents, March 3,
1890.
Daughter of Seymour Going and Harriet (Jackson) Going.
Democrat. Economist;
college
professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1940,
1944;
secretary
of state of Connecticut, 1941-43; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1945-47, 1949-51;
defeated, 1946, 1950; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1965.
Female.
Member, League
of Women Voters; American
Association of University Women; Altrusa;
Pi
Lambda Theta; Kappa
Delta Pi.
Died in New Canaan, Fairfield
County, Conn., December
12, 1984 (age 94 years, 284
days).
Cremated.
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Lucille M. Woodward —
of Salisbury, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Salisbury, 1939-40.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Maud L. Woodward —
of Bolton, Tolland
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bolton, 1935-40.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Esther W. Woolen —
of Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
Democratic State Central Committee, 1940.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Marcia Woolsey —
of Connecticut.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Gail Worthington —
of Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Marion S. Wright —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1996.
Female.
Still living as of 1996.
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Lucie Wrynn —
of Wallingford, New Haven
County, Conn.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Wallingford; elected 1948.
Female.
Still living as of 1948.
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Nancy S. Wyman —
of Tolland, Tolland
County, Conn.
Democrat. Connecticut
state comptroller, 1995-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Connecticut, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Patricia M. Wyskiewicz —
of Connecticut.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Lillian L. Yerrington —
of Rocky Hill, Hartford
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Rocky Hill; elected 1946.
Female.
Still living as of 1946.
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Wilhelmina Zazzaro —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
Democratic State Central Committee, 1940-41.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Helen W. Zbikowski —
of Bristol, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bristol; elected 1944.
Female.
Still living as of 1944.
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Nelle Zurles —
of Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn.; Collinsville, Canton, Hartford
County, Conn.; Avon, Hartford
County, Conn.
Daughter of Anton Zurles (died 1930) and Eve (Milasaunas) Zurles.
Socialist. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Burlington, 1934.
Female.
Lithuanian
ancestry.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Anton Zurles (died 1930) and Eve (Milasaunas) Zurles;
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