Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas, 1913

Biddle, Mrs. M. I.

Mrs. M. I. Biddle was elected County Treasurer of Castro County, Texas in 1912 and again 1914.

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.

Douglass, Maude

Maude Douglass was elected County Superintendent of Public Instruction for Travis County, Texas in 1912 and again in 1914.

Felton, Mrs. Fannie

Mrs. Fannie Felton was elected Assessor of Taxes for Irion County, Texas in 1912.

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,...

Miller, Edna

Edna Miller was elected County Treasurer for Hill County, Texas in 1912.

Parker, Annie J.

After working as a postmaster for three years, Annie J. Parker was elected County Treasurer for Coke County, Texas in 1912. Parker was re-elected for the position twice more in 1914 and 1916.

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.

McCaleb, Mrs. T. E.

Mrs. T. E. McCaleb was elected County Treasurer for Armstrong County, Texas in 1912. She was re-elected for two more terms in 1914 and in 1916.