History of Leavenworth County Kansas

Grace Fisher's campaign for Clerk of the District Court, 1916

Lucy V. Hook's Campaign for County Treasurer, 1918

Grace Fisher's campaign for Clerk of the District Court, 1914

Fisher, Grace

Grace Fisher was elected Clerk of the District Court for Leavenworth County, Kansas in 1914. She was considered so capable that she ran unopposed, and was re-elected for a second term in 1916, and again in 1920. Fisher was the first woman …

Hook, Lucy V.

Lucy V. Hook was elected County Treasurer for Leavenworth County, Kansas in 1918. She served for at least two terms. Before 1918 Hook was an assistant Treasurer in Leavenworth County.