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Maryon Pittman Allen (b. 1925) —
also known as Maryon Pittman; Maryon Pittman Mullins;
Mrs. Jim Allen —
of Gadsden, Etowah
County, Ala.; Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss., November
30, 1925.
Daughter of John D. Pittman and Tellie (Chism) Pittman.
Democrat. Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1968;
U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1978; appointed 1978; defeated, 1978; columnist
for the Washington Post newspaper,
1978-81.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, Zonta.
Still living as of 2000.
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Mabel Sanders Amos —
also known as Mabel Amos; Mabel Sanders —
of Alabama.
Born in Brooklyn, Conecuh
County, Ala.
Daughter of James Sanders and Hattie Bethea Sanders.
Democrat. Secretary of
state of Alabama, 1967-75; Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1968.
Female.
Baptist.
Member, Zonta.
Still living as of 1975.
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Ruthelle Bacon (1893-1963) —
of Amarillo, Potter
County, Tex.
Born in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., January
29, 1893.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1928
(alternate), 1944,
1948.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, Zonta.
Died in 1963
(age about
70 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Consuelo Northrop Bailey (1899-1976) —
also known as Consuelo N. Bailey; Consuelo Bentina
Northrop —
of South Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Fairfield, Franklin
County, Vt., October
10, 1899.
Daughter of Peter Bent Brigham Northrop (1856-1922) and Katherine M.
(Fletcher) Northrop (1870-1938).
Republican. Lawyer; Chittenden
County State's Attorney, 1927-30; member of Vermont
state senate, 1931-33; member of Republican
National Committee from Vermont, 1936-76; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Vermont, 1944;
member, Platform Committee, 1944;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1948;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1951-53; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1955-57; Presidential Elector for Vermont,
1956,
1972.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Beta Pi; Zonta.
Died in Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt., September
9, 1976 (age 76 years, 335
days).
Interment at Sheldon
Cemetery, Sheldon, Vt.
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Berta E. Baker (1876-1964) —
also known as Berta E. Colcord —
of Glenburn, Renville
County, N.Dak.; Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak.
Born near Sterling, Whiteside
County, Ill., November
26, 1876.
Daughter of William Henry Colcord and Fiana (Linerod) Colcord.
Republican. School
teacher; North
Dakota state treasurer, 1929-32; North Dakota
state auditor, 1933-56.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Zonta; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak., May, 1964
(age 87
years, 0 days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Minot, N.Dak.
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Lucile Elizabeth Belen (1912-2010) —
also known as Lucile E. Belen —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Laingsburg, Shiawassee
County, Mich., December
28, 1912.
Daughter of Christopher Belen (1882-1960) and Elizabeth
Lehman Belen.
Democrat. Florist;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1942; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1952;
member, Lansing City Council, 1955-92; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County
1st District, 1961.
Female.
Member, Zonta; Rotary.
Inducted into Michigan Women's Hall of
Fame, 2001.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., June 2,
2010 (age 97 years, 156
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Marguerite Stitt Church (1892-1990) —
also known as Marguerite S. Church; Marguerite Stitt;
Mrs. Ralph E. Church —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
13, 1892.
Daughter of William James Stitt and Adelaide (Forsythe) Stitt.
Republican. Psychologist;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1951-63; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1964.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, League
of Women Voters; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Association of University Women; Delta
Kappa Gamma; Zonta; Beta
Sigma Phi; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Died May 26,
1990 (age 97 years, 255
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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Constance Eberhardt Cook (1919-2009) —
also known as Constance E. Cook; Constance
Eberhardt —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, August
17, 1919.
Daughter of Walter Eberhardt and Catherine (Sellmann) Eberhardt.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1963-73 (Tompkins County 1963-65, 138th District
1966, 125th District 1967-72, 128th District 1973); president of land
grant affairs, Cornell University, 1976-80; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 28th District, 1984.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Zonta.
Co-sponsor, in 1970, of the bill which legalized abortion in New York
State.
Died in Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y., January
20, 2009 (age 89 years, 156
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Eleanor L. Daly (b. 1911) —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., April 27,
1911.
Daughter of John F. Daly and Eleanor H. (Doherty) Daly.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1940.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, Zonta.
Still living as of 1940.
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Jo Anne Darcy (b. 1931) —
also known as Jo Anne Hall —
of Santa Clarita, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in San Angelo, Tom Green
County, Tex., May 2,
1931.
Daughter of Melvin C. Hall and Elleen P. (Miller) Hall.
Republican. Mayor
of Santa Clarita, Calif., 1991, 1995, 1999-2000.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, Zonta.
Still living as of 2001.
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Bettye Davis (b. 1938) —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Louisiana, May 17,
1938.
Democrat. Social
worker; member of Alaska
state house of representatives; elected 1990, 1992, 1994;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 1996;
member of Alaska
state senate District K, 2001-; defeated, 1996.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, Delta
Sigma Theta; League of Women
Voters; Zonta; NAACP.
Still living as of 2001.
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Colleen House Engler (b. 1952) —
also known as Colleen Engler; Colleen
House —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., March 17,
1952.
Daughter of James Daniel House and Kathleen McGill House.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1974-76, 1983-86 (101st District
1974-76, 99th District 1983-86); defeated, 1976; candidate in primary
for Governor of
Michigan, 1986; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1986; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1988.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, Zonta.
Still living as of 1988.
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Louise Cuyler Gerry —
also known as Louise C. Gerry —
of Snyder, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Robbinston, Washington
County, Maine.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1936,
1940.
Female.
Congregationalist
or Presbyterian.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Zonta; Grange.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joan Anderson Growe (b. 1935) —
of Minnesota.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., September
28, 1935.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1973-74; secretary of
state of Minnesota, 1975-.
Female.
Member, League
of Women Voters; American
Association of University Women; Common
Cause; National
Organization for Women; Zonta.
Still living as of 1983.
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Sallie Hailey (b. 1903) —
also known as Mrs. E. E. Hailey —
of Arrow Rock, Saline
County, Mo.
Born in Arrow Rock, Saline
County, Mo., June 20,
1903.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1956
(delegation vice-chair); county judge in Missouri, 1965-66; member of
Democratic
National Committee from Missouri, 1966-67.
Female.
Christian.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; United
Daughters of the Confederacy; Zonta.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sarah Van Hoosen Jones (1892-1972) —
of Rochester, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Rochester, Oakland
County, Mich., June 23,
1892.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1944-55; defeated, 1955.
Female.
Member, Zonta; Daughters of the
American Revolution; Sigma
Xi; Pi Beta
Phi.
Died in 1972
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Stoney
Creek Cemetery, Rochester Hills, Mich.
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Barbara Barrett MacKenzie (b. 1928) —
also known as Barbara B. MacKenzie —
of Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., November
12, 1928.
Lawyer;
Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1979-; Independent
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1986.
Female.
Member, Zonta; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Association of University Women.
Still living as of 1990.
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Edwynne Cutler Rosenbaum (1899-2003) —
also known as E. C. 'Polly' Rosenbaum —
of Hayden, Gila
County, Ariz.; Globe, Gila
County, Ariz.
Born in Ollie, Keokuk
County, Iowa, September
4, 1899.
Democrat. Member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1949-95; defeated, 1994;
Presidential Elector for Arizona, 1996.
Female.
Member, Zonta; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., December
28, 2003 (age 104 years,
115 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Marjorie R. Turnbull (b. 1940) —
of Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., July 4,
1940.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 9th District, 1995-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; Zonta; Rotary.
Still living as of 1999.
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