Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas, 1917

Black, Mrs. James A.

See Nellie McClure Black

Daugherty, Dora

Dora Daugherty was elected County Treasurer for Terry County, Texas in 1916 and again in 1918.

Blair, May Francis

May Francis Blair was elected County Clerk and Clerk for the District Court for Hemphill County, Texas in 1916. She was reelected in 1918 and again 1920. Before being elected to public office, she worked as deputy clerk. Born in New York...

Shannon, Edna

Edna Shannon was elected County Treasurer for Camp County, Texas in 1916. She was reelected in 1918 but soon resigned, and her successor qualified on February 10, 1919. Shannon lived to be 101 years old.

Lucky, Verna

Miss Verna Lucky was elected County Clerk for Wilbarger County, Texas in 1916. She was reelected in 1918 and again in 1920.

Huddleston, Emma

Emma Huddleston was elected County Treasurer for Refugio County, Texas in 1916, and spent over the next 50 years in office. She never married, adopting a daughter in the 1930s.

Haydon, Bessie

Bessie Haydon, who was also known as Mrs. R. C. Haydon, was elected County Superintendent of Public Instruction for Goliad County, Texas in 1916. She was reelected in 1918 and again in 1920.

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 h...

Baker, Lettie I.

Miss Lettie I. Baker was elected County Treasurer for Cherokee County, Texas in 1916. She was reelected in 1918 but instead took a position working for State Comptroller O. Smith of Henderson in Austin. Baker maintained a detailed scrapb...

Huckabee, Alma

Alma Huckabee was elected County Treasurer for Swisher County, Texas in 1916. She was reelected in 1918 and 1920. Huckabee continued to campaign through at least 1930.