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Burdett, Belle F.
Belle Burdett was elected to the office of County Treasurer in Red River County, Texas in 1908. She was re-elected in 1910.
Dougherty, Lida
Lida Dougherty was elected County Superintendent of Public Instruction for Bee County, Texas in 1910. She was re-elected to the position in 1912. Dougherty left the office prematurely in October of 1913 and Mary Shay filled the position for the duration of the term.
Emmert, Alice
Alice Emmert was elected County Superintendent of Public Instruction for Marion County, Texas in 1908. Emmert was elected several times to the position and retired in 1920. In the mid 1920s Alice and her sister took boarders into their home, including the future first lady, a young Lady Bird Johnson. Johnson later reported that the Emmert sisters were "real scholars" and had read everything.
Dalrymple, Zena
Zena Dalrymple was elected County Clerk and Clerk for the District Court in Uvalde County, Texas in 1906. She had been hired to serve as deputy clerk for the county previously to being elected. The Dallas Morning News mistakenly reported that in winning the two offices, Dalrymple was not the only woman elected to any office by the voters of Texas. In fact, two women had been elected in 1904,...
Johnson, Louisa
Widowed when her husband, the previous county Tax Assessor and re-election runner was killed in a hunting accident in 1910, Louisa Johnson was elected to Collector / Assessor of Taxes in 1910 and again 1912. After serving two terms, she bought and operated a drugstore.
Reynolds, Frances L.
Miss Frances Reynolds was elected to the office of County Treasurer in Wheeler County, Texas in 1910. From 1915-1919, she worked as Wheeler's postmaster. By 1930, she was the County Treasurer of Baca, Colorado.
Templeton, Brevard
In 1909 Brevard Templeton was appointed to fill the remaining term of the County Treasurer of Ellis County, Texas. The following year she campaigned for the office and was elected to the office. She was the first woman in Ellis County, in an elected position. Templeton served as Treasurer consecutively for the next 53 years, through 1962.
Strickland, Eva
Prior to taking office, Eva Strickland worked as a teacher at and at one point served as the head of the first schoolhouse in Langtry, Texas. Strickland was elected County Superintendent of Public Instruction for Val Verde County, Texas in 1910. She was re-elected in 1912 and 1914, but resigned in 1914 after getting married and becoming Eva Strickland Anderson. Josephine Jones was appo...
Phillips, Mary E.
Mary E. Phillips was elected Clerk for the District Court in Runnels County, Texas from 1910 to 1916. She ran unsuccessfully for the position of County Clerk in nearby Brown County, Texas in 1922.
