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Mary Brown Wanamaker
Mary Brown Wanamaker Warburton (1869 – November 18, 1954) was an American social and political leader. She was the first woman to head the Pennsylvania Republican Committee. She was a daughter of U.S. Postmaster General John Wanamaker and wife of publisher Barclay Harding Warburton I. Wanamaker was noted for her civil rights activity and southern newspapers wrote scandalously about her when, in 1905, Booker T. Washington was invited to dine with her family at a hotel and he escorted her to the table, arm-in-arm. References 1869 births 1954 deaths Pennsylvania Republicans Warburton family Wanamaker family {{US-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania Republican Committee
The Pennsylvania Republican Party (PAGOP) is the affiliate of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party in the state of Pennsylvania. It is headquartered in Harrisburg. History Founding The party was founded on November 27, 1854, in Towanda, Pennsylvania, Towanda (Bradford County, Pennsylvania, Bradford County) by former U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman David Wilmot. Wilmot invited a small group of friends and political leaders to the organization's first meeting, which took place in his home. Among the attendees were U.S. Senate, Senator Simon Cameron, Congressman Thaddeus Stevens, Colonel Alexander McClure and future Governor of Pennsylvania, Governor Andrew Gregg Curtin, Andrew Curtin. Wilmot convinced the group to form local Republican Clubs in their home counties. George Bloom made the Republican Party a statewide organization in 1959. He had the headquarters located in Harrisburg, where it remains to this day.Morris, Dick. Republican Party of Pennsy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
