Harriot Daley

Harriot Daley (circa 1867 November 1, 1957)[1] was the first telephone switchboard operator at the United States Capitol.[1] She was appointed as telephone switchboard operator at the Capitol in 1898.[2][3]

Harriot Daley
Bornc. 1867 
Portsmouth 
DiedNovember 1, 1957
Occupation
Employer

Daley was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, the third of four children of David Jeremiah Godwin, a lawyer, judge, and Confederate Army colonel, and Lucrece Wilson.[1]

In 2018 the New York Times published a belated obituary for her.[1]

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