Bessie H. Merrillees' Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1896

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Bessie H. Merrillees' Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1896

Campaign Title

Bessie H. Merrillees' Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1896

Candidate

Merrillees, Elizabeth [Bessie] Harriet

Marital Status

Campaign Success

Yes

Political Party During Campaign

Democratic
Silver Republican

Political Office Type

County
Education

Campaign Date

1896

County

Sweet Grass

State/Territory

Region

West

Resources

List of Nominations [Idaho Springs Siftings - News, 1909]
List of Nominations [Idaho Springs Siftings - News, 1909]
List of Nominations [The Idaho Springs Siftings-News, March 30, 1907]
Women's Political Agency and Public Education in the Nineteenth Century

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Merrillees, Elizabeth [Bessie] Harriet

Merrillees, Elizabeth [Bessie] Harriet

Bessie H. Merrillees, the Democrat and Silver Republican candidate, was elected County Superintendent of Schools for Sweet Grass County, Montana in 1896. She married while in office and served for only one term.