Ella L. Knowles' Campaign for State Attorney General, 1892

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Ella L. Knowles' Campaign for State Attorney General, 1892

Campaign Title

Ella L. Knowles' Campaign for State Attorney General, 1892

Candidate

Knowles, Ella L.

Marital Status

Political Office - Local

State Attorney General

Campaign Success

No

Political Party During Campaign

Alliance
Populist

Political Office Type

Law Enforcement
State

Campaign Date

1892

State/Territory

Region

West

Resources

A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-Seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits o...
More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Montana Women

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