Kathryn Clarke (politician)

Kathryn Clarke
Member of the Oregon Senate
from the district
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

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

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]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Senate History Rooms". Oregon State Legislature. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, Umatilla Co., Or.) 1888-current, February 12, 1915, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 8
  3. ↑ Jensen, Kimberly. "Kathryn Clarke (1873-1940)". The Oregon Encyclopedia. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  4. ↑ Miss Clark in Maiden Debate
  5. ↑ Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919, January 21, 1915, Image 1
  6. ↑ The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, January 09, 1916, SECTION TWO, Image 30


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