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Florence Slocomb
Florence W. (Seaver) Slocomb (April 26, 1867 – November 11, 1955) was one of the first three women in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to be elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the first woman from Worcester to win a state legislative seat, representing that district from 1926 to 1928. A longtime suffragist, she was also active in the women's club movement, serving as president of the Ward 8 Republican Woman's Club, the Worcester Women's Club, and the Worcester Smith College Club. Formative years Born in Walpole, New Hampshire on April 26, 1867, Florence White Seaver was a daughter of Rev. Nathan Nathan Seaver (1835-1919), a pastor of the Unitarian Church, and Marietta Mills (White) Seaver (1838-1912). Her siblings were Etta Anne Seaver (1869-1934) and William Nathanael Seaver (1877-1960). Florence Seaver and her sister graduated from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts in 1889 and 1892, respectively; their brother, William, graduated from Harvar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massachusetts House Of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from 14 counties each divided into single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. The House of Representatives convenes at the Massachusetts State House in Boston. Qualifications Any person seeking to get elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives must meet the following qualifications: * Be at least eighteen years of age * Be a registered voter in Massachusetts * Be an inhabitant of the district for at least one year prior to election * Receive at least 150 signatures on nomination papers Representation Originally, representatives were apportioned by town. For the first 150 persons, one representative was granted, and this ratio increased as the population of the town increased. The largest membership of the House was 749 in 1812 (214 of these being from the D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
