Kathryn Clarke (politician)

Kathryn Clarke (1873 August 19, 1940) was the first woman to serve in the Oregon Senate.[1]

Kathryn Clarke
Member of the Oregon Senate
from the district
In office
January 21, 1915  January 1917
Preceded byGeorge Neuner Jr.
Personal details
Born1873 (1873)
Gardiner, Oregon, United States
DiedAugust 19, 1940(1940-08-19) (aged 66–67)
Pasadena, California, United States
Political partyRepublican

Biography

Clarke was born in 1873 to John Clarke and Catherine McGregor Clarke in Gardiner, Oregon.[2] 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.[3][4][5] Clarke served until January 1917.[6]

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