From collection Candidates
![Schleigh, Mary E.](https://cdn1.historyit.com/iiif/2/5edfd98ccc4f69.54593064/65428dc980c977.99155819.png/full/360,/0/default.jpg?no_errors=1)
In 1899 Mary Schleigh was elected to the Beattie, Marshall County (Kansas) city council. The mayor, council, and city clerk were all women. In 1900 Schleigh again is listed as a council member, in a group of men and women. Mary was married to merchant Jake V. Schleigh.