, 1891-05-31
WOMEN IN POLITICS.
Prize Winners in Territorial and
State Elections.
County Superintendent of Schools
the MaiE Plum.
No Other County Office Has Yet
Been Held by a Woman.

How many women have held county Of
fees in Wyoming since its organization
and the adoption of woman suffrage?
The number is not very large and may
prove instructive. as the list was secured
from the records of the various county
clerks IN the state. The list does not in
elude those elected as school trustees or
usually to precinct offices IN various coun-
try districts. In Laramie county three
women have held Offices. The first Of
these was Mrs. NJ. A. Arnold, the second
Mrs j. A. Breckous, who served for two
years from 1883 as county superintendent
OF schools. Miss Estelle Reel is now hold
ing the same position.
County Clerk S~Dalding. in response to
a request, writes from Albany county:
II find that in 1884 Mrs. Helen Brad
shaw. now Mrs. NJ. n. Grant, was elected
to the office of county superintendent of
schools and reelected to the same office in
1886, and that in 1890 Miss Mary Wright,
the present incumbent, was elected to said
office. At the election held Sept. II,
1890, Anna Richardson was elected to the
office of justice Of the peace within and
for Sybille precinct, but did not qualify,
and that Mrs. Mary A. Garrett was elected
to the office OF constable within and for
Rock Greek precinct. but did not qualify"
In Carbon county the office of county
superintendent Of schools was filed for two
terms, commencing in 1888, by Mrs.
Lizzie W. Smith. For the past " terms
the Office has been filled by Mrs. NJ. L.
Jennings.
According to County Clerk Hamlin the
first woman elected to office in Sweet
water county was Mrs. j. NJ. Tisdel, in
1884, as county superintendent Of schools.
Mrs. j. X. Secar1 was elected for the
succeeding term. Mrs. Sarah Sheldon,
now serving her second term, was first
elected 10 1888.
County Clerk Arnold writes: Il find
that Alice Fitzgerald was elected to the
Office Of Justice of the peace in Opal pre-
ciuct, Uinta county, at the general cleo
tions held in 1886. She, however, did
not qualify. Miss Essie Strong was
elected superintendent of schools at the
last general election and duly qualified. !
find no other women have been elected to
county Offices in this county.
According to county clerk Guthrie Mrs.
G. NJ. Lusk was elected county superin
tendent of schools on the organization of
Converse county in May, 1888. and re-
elected at the general election the sue
ceeding fall. Mrs. NJ. j. Goodwin was
elected to the same position in 1890. Mrs.
C. A. Pollard was elected treasurer OF
school district No. 10 in 1883.
In Crook county, County Clerk Settle
writes, Priscilla Potter was elected in 1884
superintendent of schools, Magg e Gee in
1886 and Cora Hill in 1888.
Peter O'Molley, the county clerk of
Natrona county, states that but one wo-
man has ever been elected to office since
the organization of the county. The of
fee was superintendent OF schools.
Weston county has had two female off.
cials. They were superintendent of
county schools. County Clerk Bowman
gives their names as Carrie +. Potter and
Mrs. Mollie Baird.
There never has been a lady elected to
a county ofico here writes County Clerk
Keays from johnson.
Mrs. s. Minnie Paxton was elected
county superintendent for two terms and
is now serving her second term, according
to information furnished by County Clerk
McGrath OF Sheridan county.
County Clerk McEvoy OF Fremont in
forms The LEADER that the Office of
superintendent of schools has been filed
by women continuously ever since the or
ganization of the county.
No woman has yet been elected to a
state office.