Letitia H. Erb

A Few of the Eminent Women of Idaho and Montana, Maggie Smith Hathaway, Alma Margaret Higgins, Irene Welch Grissom, Ethel Redfield, Alma E. Plumb, Letitia H. Erb, Mrs. Bernard McHugh, Catherine E. Van Valkeburg

Letitia Harriet "Tish" Frizzell Erb (January 19, 1895 - January 17, 1978) was a chamber of commerce executive and postmaster of Lewiston, Idaho.

Biography

Letitia Harriet "Tish" Frizzell was born in Wapello, Iowa, on January 19, 1895, the daughter of F.M. Frizzell.[1]

She moved to Idaho in 1903 and lived at Lewiston, Idaho. She married Fred Charles Erb (1894-1937).[1]

She was the secretary of the Lewiston Commercial Club. She was interested in Chamber of Commerce work and community building problems; at one time she was engaged in daily newspaper work.[1]

She was a member of the Lewiston Business and Professional Women's Club.[1]

In 1938 Erb moved to Washington, D.C., to serve as clerk of the House Irrigation and Reclamation Committee, headed by Representative White. In at least one occasion, Erb subbed for White at a hearing before the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee which was considering a bill to authorize the appropriation of $500,000 for fish hatchery facilities on the Columbia River and its tributaries. After the hearing, Chairman Bland complimented her on her "fine presentation".[2]

In the census of 1940 she is living with her sister, Anna M. Pinch, and this latter husband, William E. Pinch.[3]

In April 28, 1949, she was named postmaster of Lewiston, Idaho, replacing C.J. Breier, Jr.[4]

She died on January 17, 1978, and is buried at Normal Hill Cemetery, Lewiston.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Binheim, Max; Elvin, Charles A (1928). Women of the West; a series of biographical sketches of living eminent women in the eleven western states of the United States of America. p. 233. Retrieved 8 August 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ↑ "Subs for White - 17 Apr 1938, Sun • Page 14". The Post-Register: 14. 1938. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Letitia H Erb in the 1940 Census". 1940 Census. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States, Volume 91, Part 1. 1949. p. 1007. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
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