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Politician members in Massachusetts

Katherine Graham Howard (1898-1986) — also known as Katherine G. Howard; Katherine Montague Graham; Mrs. Charles P. Howard — of Reading, Middlesex County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Guyton, Effingham County, Ga., September 30, 1898. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1944 (alternate), 1948, 1952 (Convention Secretary; speaker), 1956 (alternate); member of Republican National Committee from Massachusetts, 1945-53; Secretary of Republican National Committee, 1948-53. Female. Episcopalian. Member, League of Women Voters; Colonial Dames. Died in Marblehead, Essex County, Mass., January 26, 1986 (age 87 years, 118 days). Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Reading, Mass.   Relatives: Daughter of Joseph Lewis Graham and Margaret (Nowell) Graham; married, September 15, 1921, to Charles Pagelsen Howard.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Bertha Knight Landes (1868-1943) — also known as Bertha Knight — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Ware, Hampshire County, Mass., October 19, 1868. Republican. Lecturer; writer; mayor of Seattle, Wash., 1926-28; defeated, 1928. Female. Congregationalist. Member, Soroptimists; League of Women Voters. First woman mayor of a large American city. Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., November 29, 1943 (age 75 years, 41 days). Interment at Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park, Seattle, Wash.   Relatives: Daughter of Charles Sanford Knight and Cordelia (Cutter) Knight; married, January 2, 1894, to Henry Landes.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Books about Bertha Knight Landes: Sandra Haarsager, Bertha Knight Landes of Seattle : Big-City Mayor   Gary D. LeBeau — of East Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Easthampton, Hampshire County, Mass. Democrat. School teacher; member of Connecticut state house of representatives; elected 1990; member of Connecticut state senate 3rd District, 1997-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 2004. Member, League of Women Voters; Lions; Elks. Still living as of 2010.   Wanda Kathleen Parker (b. 1915) — also known as Wanda K. Parker — of Fitchburg, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Wolflake, Noble County, Ind., October 11, 1915. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948. Female. Episcopalian. Member, League of Women Voters. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

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