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Politician members in the District of Columbia

Dorothy Wright Atkinson (b. 1911) — also known as Dorothy W. Atkinson; Dorothy Wright — of Washington, D.C. Born in Washington, D.C., October 31, 1911. Democrat. School teacher; college teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1960. Female. Baptist. African ancestry. Member, Delta Sigma Theta; League of Women Voters; Urban League; American Association of University Women. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Daughter of John L. Wright and Letitia (Ferguson) Wright; married, June 23, 1930, to R. R. Atkinson.   Melissa L. Bean (b. 1962) — of Barrington, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 22, 1962. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Illinois 8th District, 2005-; defeated, 2002; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2008. Female. Eastern Orthodox. Member, League of Women Voters. Still living as of 2014.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier   Idamae Garrott (1916-1999) — also known as Idamae Riley — Born in Washington, D.C., December 24, 1916. Democrat. School teacher; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1979-87; member of Maryland state senate 19th District, 1987-94. Female. Member, League of Women Voters. Died in Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Md., June 13, 1999 (age 82 years, 171 days). Interment at St. Mark's Apostolic Church Cemetery, Petersville, Md.   Relatives: Married to William Northam Garrott.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Mary Loretta Landrieu (b. 1955) — also known as Mary L. Landrieu — of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Born in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., November 23, 1955. Democrat. Real estate agent; member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1980-88; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1980, 2000, 2004, 2008; Louisiana state treasurer, 1988-95; candidate for Presidential Elector for Louisiana; candidate for Governor of Louisiana, 1995; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1997-. Female. Catholic. Member, League of Women Voters; Delta Gamma. Still living as of 2014.   Relatives: Daughter of Maurice Edwin Landrieu; married 1988 to E. Frank Snellings.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile   Elizabeth Oliver Leavell (1871-1952) — also known as Elizabeth Bacon Oliver; Mrs. B. Ashby Leavell — of Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md. Born in Washington, D.C., December 15, 1871. Democrat. Activist in woman suffrage movement; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1928. Female. Member, League of Women Voters. Died June 2, 1952 (age 80 years, 170 days). Interment at Masonic Cemetery, Culpeper, Va.   Relatives: Daughter of John Nicholas Oliver and Mary Elizabeth (Towers) Oliver; married, June 15, 1892, to Benjamin Ashby Leavell.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Ethel Louise Leonard (b. 1919) — also known as Louise Leonard; Ethel Louise McVey — of Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, W.Va. Born in Washington, D.C., October 7, 1919. Republican. Candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1968; member of West Virginia state senate 16th District, 1971-74; defeated, 1974; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1972; candidate for U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1972. Female. Episcopalian. Member, Daughters of the American Revolution; League of Women Voters. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Daughter of Roy Leslie McVey and Florence Alberta (Bellows) McVey; married, January 23, 1948, to Robert P. Leonard.   J. Anita Stup (b. 1945) — of Frederick County, Md. Born in Washington, D.C., March 8, 1945. Republican. Member of Maryland state house of delegates District 3, 1991-99. Female. Lutheran. Member, League of Women Voters; Daughters of the American Revolution. Still living as of 1999. Josepha Whitney (1871-1957) — also known as Josepha Newcomb — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Washington, D.C., September 27, 1871. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1920 (alternate), 1924; candidate for Connecticut state senate 9th District, 1922; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from New Haven; elected 1932. Female. Member, League of Women Voters. Died in Essex, Middlesex County, Conn., January 29, 1957 (age 85 years, 124 days). Interment at Cornwall Cemetery, Cornwall, Conn.   Relatives: Daughter of Simon Newcomb and Mary Caroline (Hassler) Newcomb; married, April 11, 1896, to Edward Baldwin Whitney; married 1952 to Harry LaTourette Cavenaugh.   Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Connecticut Labor News, November 3, 1922

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