| Kathryn Clarke | |
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| Member of the Oregon Senate | |
| In office January 21, 1915 – January 1917 | |
| Preceded by | George Neuner Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1873 (1873) Gardiner, Oregon, United States |
| Died | August 19, 1940(1940-08-19) (aged 66–67) Pasadena, California, United States |
| Political party | Republican |
Kathryn Clarke (1873 – August 19, 1940) was an American politician, and the first woman to serve in the Oregon Senate.
Biography
Clarke was born in 1873 to John Clarke and Catherine McGregor Clarke in Gardiner, Oregon. In January 1915, Senator George Neuner Jr. resigned to serve as district attorney, so governor Oswald West, the cousin of Clarke, set to appoint a replacement. He initially offered the post to Dexter Rice, a judge, but Rice declined. A special election was held on January 20, which Clarke won by 76 votes. Clarke served until January 1917.
See also
- Marian B. Towne, first woman to serve in the Oregon House of Representatives
- Sylvia McGuire Thompson, Oregon politician who became first female member of the Democratic National Campaign Committee
References
- "Senate History Rooms". Oregon State Legislature. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
- East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, Umatilla Co., Or.) 1888-current, February 12, 1915, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 8
- Jensen, Kimberly. "Kathryn Clarke (1873-1940)". The Oregon Encyclopedia. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
- Miss Clark in Maiden Debate
- Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919, January 21, 1915, Image 1
- The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, January 09, 1916, SECTION TWO, Image 30
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