Preceded by George Neuner, Jr. Party Republican Party | Political party Republican | |
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Born 1873
Gardiner, Oregon, United States ( 1873 ) Died 19 August 1940, Pasadena, California, United States | ||
Kathyrn Clarke (1873 – August 19, 1940) was the first woman to serve in the Oregon Senate.
Biography
Clarke was born in 1873 to John Clarke and Catherine McGregor Clarke in Gardiner, Oregon. 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. Clarke served until January 1917.
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