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Olivet Thornley's Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1894

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Olivet Thornley's Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1894
Campaign Title
Olivet Thornley's Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1894
Candidate
Thornley, Olivet 
Marital Status
Single 
Campaign Success
Yes 
Political Party During Campaign
Unknown 
Political Office Type
County 
Education 
Campaign Date
1894
County
Payne
State/Territory
Oklahoma 
Region
Southwest 
Resources
American College and Public School Directory, 1897, Vol. 20 
Oklahoma Red Book, 1912, Vol. II 
Patterson's College and School Directory, 1904 
Sixth biennial report of the Territorial Superintendent of Public Instruction of the Territory of... 
Women in Oklahoma, A Century of Change 
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Olivet Thornley was elected as County Superintendent of Schools for Payne County, Oklahoma in 1894. She had been a school teacher prior to election to office. Thornley was the first woman in the county to be elected to the office.
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