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Daisy L. Elliott (b. 1916) —
also known as Daisy Elizabeth Lenoir —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Filbert, McDowell
County, W.Va., November
26, 1916.
Daughter of Robert Lenoir and Daisy (Dorm) Lenoir.
Democrat. Realtor;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 4th
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1963-78, 1981-82 (Wayne County
4th District 1963-64, 22nd District 1965-72, 8th District 1973-78,
1981-82); defeated in primary, 1950 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954
(Wayne County 11th District), 1956 (Wayne County 4th District), 1958
(Wayne County 4th District), 1960 (Wayne County 4th District), 1982
(8th District); candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1978.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP;
League of Women Voters; Junior
League.
Still living as of 1982.
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Ethel Louise Leonard (b. 1919) —
also known as Louise Leonard; Ethel Louise
McVey —
of Harpers Ferry, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
7, 1919.
Daughter of Roy Leslie McVey and Florence Alberta (Bellows) McVey.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1968;
member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1971-74; defeated, 1974;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1972;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1972.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; League of Women Voters.
Still living as of 1974.
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Charlotte Pritt (b. 1949) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., January
2, 1949.
Daughter of Garnett Edmund Pritt and Ada Ernestine (Lanham) Pritt.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 23rd District; elected 1984,
1986; member of West
Virginia state senate 17th District, 1989-92; member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1996; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1996.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Association of University Women; League of Women Voters;
National
Organization for Women; Sierra
Club.
Still living as of 1996.
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E. Ruth Pyrtle —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nebraska, 1924.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Pi Gamma
Mu; American
Association of University Women; Daughters of the
American Revolution; League of Women Voters.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jody Guthrie Smirl (b. 1933) —
also known as Jody G. Smirl; Jody Guthrie —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., August
30, 1933.
Daughter of Raymond B. Guthrie and Emmajeane (Cole) Guthrie.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1967-74, 1985-86, 1995-97
(Cabell County 1967-74, 13th District 1985-86, 16th District
1995-97); resigned 1974; delegate to Republican National Convention
from West Virginia, 1976,
2004.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, League of Women Voters.
Still living as of 2004.
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Martha G. Wehrle (b. 1925) —
also known as Martha Gaines —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Kanawha
County, W.Va., November
30, 1925.
Daughter of L. Ebersole Gaines and Betty (Chilton) Gaines.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 17th District; elected 1974,
1976, 1978, 1980, 1982; member of West
Virginia state senate 17th District, 1989-94; appointed 1989.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, League of Women Voters; Junior
League.
Still living as of 1994.
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