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Women's Christian Temperance Union Politicians

Very incomplete list! 👁 Image Elizabeth Preston Anderson (b. 1861) — also known as Elizabeth P. Anderson; Elizabeth Preston — of Fargo, Cass County, N.Dak.; Park River, Walsh County, N.Dak. Born in Decatur, Adams County, Ind., April 27, 1861. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1924. Female. Methodist. Member, Women's Christian Temperance Union; League of Women Voters; Pi Gamma Mu. Burial location unknown. 👁 Image Relatives: Daughter of Rev. Elam Stanton Preston and Maria (Shepley) Preston; married, December 11, 1901, to Rev. James Anderson. 👁 Image Mary Elizabeth Harris Armor (1863-1950) — also known as Mary H. Armor — of Eastman, Dodge County, Ga.; Macon, Bibb County, Ga. Born in Penfield, Greene County, Ga., March 9, 1863. Democrat. Orator; evangelist; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1924, 1928. Female. Southern Methodist. Member, Women's Christian Temperance Union; League of Women Voters; United Daughters of the Confederacy. Died November 6, 1950 (age 87 years, 242 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Eastman, Ga. 👁 Image Relatives: Daughter of William Lindsay Manning Harris and Sarah Fanny (Johnson) Harris; married to Walter Florence Armor. 👁 Image Ella Alexander Boole (1858-1952) — also known as Ella A. Boole; Ella Alexander — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio, July 26, 1858. Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1916; candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, 1920 (Republican primary), 1920 (Prohibition); president, Women's Christian Temperance Union (national, 1925-33; world, 1931-47); Dry candidate for delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Female. Presbyterian. Member, Women's Christian Temperance Union. Died, of a stroke, in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., March 13, 1952 (age 93 years, 231 days). Interment at Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. 👁 Image Relatives: Daughter of Col. Isaac N. Alexander and Rebecca (Alban) Alexander; married, July 3, 1883, to Rev. William H. Boole. 👁 Image See also Find-A-Grave memorial 👁 Image Marie Caroline Brehm (1859-1926) — also known as Marie C. Brehm — of Illinois; Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio, June 30, 1859. Lecturer; Prohibition candidate for University of Illinois trustee, 1902, 1904, 1908; Prohibition candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1924. Female. Presbyterian. Member, Women's Christian Temperance Union. Died January 26, 1926 (age 66 years, 210 days). Burial location unknown. 👁 Image Relatives: Daughter of William Henry Brehm and Elizabeth (Rhode) Brehm. 👁 Image Emor L. Calkins (b. 1855) — also known as Emor Luther Capron — of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Springville, Erie County, N.Y., 1855. Prohibition candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1909; member of Michigan Prohibition Party State Central Committee, 1919. Female. Methodist. Member, Women's Christian Temperance Union. Burial location unknown. 👁 Image Relatives: Daughter of Joseph Capron and Mary (Frank) Capron; married, December 28, 1876, to Earl H. Calkins; fourth cousin of Almur Stiles Whiting; fourth cousin once removed of Adin Ballou Capron. 👁 Image Political families:Four Thousand Related Politicians). 👁 Image Mamie White Colvin (1883-1955) — also known as Mamie W. Colvin; Mamie White — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Westview, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, June 12, 1883. Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 21st District, 1918, 1922; Prohibition candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1918; Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1920; Dry candidate for delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Female. Methodist. Member, Women's Christian Temperance Union; Daughters of the American Revolution. Died in Clearwater, Pinellas County, Fla., October 30, 1955 (age 72 years, 140 days). Interment at Summit Lawn Cemetery, Westfield, Ind. 👁 Image Relatives: Daughter of Rev. Levi White and Mary Belle (Hudelson) White; married, September 19, 1906, to David Leigh Colvin. 👁 Image See also Find-A-Grave memorial 👁 Image Fanny Root Danser — of Kew Gardens, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Dry candidate for delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Female. Member, Women's Christian Temperance Union. Burial location unknown. 👁 Image Dixie Bibb Graves (1882-1965) — also known as Dixie Bilele — of Alabama. Born near Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., July 26, 1882. Democrat. U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1937-38; resigned 1938. Female. Member, United Daughters of the Confederacy; Women's Christian Temperance Union. Active in the women's suffrage movement. Died in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., January 21, 1965 (age 82 years, 179 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala. 👁 Image Relatives: Married, October 10, 1900, to David Bibb Graves. 👁 Image Political family: Bibb family of Alabama (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians). 👁 Image See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial 👁 Image Minnie J. Grinstead (1869-1925) — also known as Mineola Tamar Johnson — of Liberal, Seward County, Kan. Born in Crawford County, Kan., September 30, 1869. Republican. School teacher and principal; lecturer; member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1919-24; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1920 (alternate), 1924; Seward County Probate Judge, 1925. Female. Member, Women's Christian Temperance Union. First woman state legislator in Kansas. Died in Liberal, Seward County, Kan., December 24, 1925 (age 56 years, 85 days). Interment at Liberal Cemetery, Liberal, Kan. 👁 Image Relatives: Daughter of Rev. Jonas Milton Johnson and Martha (Emerich) Johnson; married, October 31, 1901, to Virgil H. Grinstead. 👁 Image See also Find-A-Grave memorial 👁 Image Sadie Alice Hall (c.1880-1960) — also known as Sadie A. Hall; Sadie Alice Beaver — of Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. Born about 1880. Dry candidate for delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Female. Member, Women's Christian Temperance Union. Died in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., December 13, 1960 (age about 80 years). Interment at Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp, Staten Island, N.Y. 👁 Image Relatives: Married to George C. Hall. 👁 Image Mrs. Katherine M. Martin (1871-1934) — also known as Katherine Mavity; Mrs. W. W. Martin — of Fayette, Howard County, Mo. Born in Paoli, Orange County, Ind., November 20, 1871. Democrat. School teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1920; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922-23. Female. Southern Methodist. Member, Order of the Eastern Star; Women's Christian Temperance Union. Died in Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C., January 26, 1934 (age 62 years, 67 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Greensboro, N.C. 👁 Image Relatives: Daughter of Milton Samuel Mavity and Eliza (Moore) Mavity; married, June 24, 1899, to William Woodrow Martin. 👁 Image See also Find-A-Grave memorial 👁 Image Dora E. Steele (1864-1964) — also known as Dora E. Sims; Mrs. J. T. Steele — of Webb City, Jasper County, Mo. Born in Versailles, Morgan County, Mo., July 30, 1864. Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri, 1936 (on behalf of D. Leigh Colvin and Claude A. Watson); Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri, 1940 (on behalf of Roger W. Babson and Edgar V. Moorman). Female. Baptist. Member, Women's Christian Temperance Union. Died in a nursing home at Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., September 4, 1964 (age 100 years, 36 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Webb City, Mo. 👁 Image Relatives: Daughter of Rev. James Edward Sims; married 1887 to John Thomas Steele. 👁 Image See also Find-A-Grave memorial 👁 Dora H. Stockman 👁 Image Dora Hall Stockman (1872-1948) — also known as Dora H. Stockman; Dora Hall; Dora Weinkauf — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in a log cabin at Marilla, Manistee County, Mich., August 4, 1872. Republican. School teacher; Lecturer of the Michigan State Grange, and editor of the Grange paper, the Michigan Patron; songwriter; member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1920-31; Dry candidate for delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Ingham County 2nd District, 1933; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District, 1939-46. Female. Member, Grange; Women's Christian Temperance Union. First woman to hold statewide elective office in Michigan. Died in California, 1948 (age about 75 years). Interment at Hurd Cemetery, DeWitt Township, Clinton County, Mich. 👁 Image Relatives: Daughter of Leander Hall and Lucy Jane (Bennet) Hall; married, August 8, 1889, to Francis M. Stockman; married 1947 to Gustof Weinkauf. 👁 Image See also Find-A-Grave memorial 👁 Image Image source: Michigan Manual 1927

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