Ellen Wright's Campaign for County Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1894

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Ellen Wright's Campaign for County Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1894

Campaign Title

Ellen Wright's Campaign for County Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1894

Candidate

Marital Status

Political Office - Local

County Superintendent of Public Instruction

Campaign Success

Yes

Political Party During Campaign

Political Office Type

County
Education

Campaign Date

1894

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Ellen Wright was elected County Superintendent of Public Instruction for Fentress County, Tennessee in 1895. She was the first woman in the county to hold public office. Wright died before her term expired, and her sister Minnie Wright w...