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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
Single 
Campaign Success
Yes 
Political Party During Campaign
Democratic 
Silver Republican 
Political Office Type
County 
Education 
County
Sweet Grass
State/Territory
Montana 
Region
West 
Resource References
Women's Political Agency and Public Education in the Nineteenth Century 
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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.
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