Elizabeth Van Rensselaer Gillette (October 21, 1874 in Granby,

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– June 26, 1965 in

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) was an American physician and politician from

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Life

She was the daughter of Albert H. Gillette (born 1839) and Mary P. (Jewett) Gillette (born 1851). She studied medicine at the

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, was licensed in 1899, and began the practice of medicine in 1900 in Schenectady. Gillette was a member of the

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(Schenectady Co., 2nd D.) in

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. She was the first woman elected to the Assembly in upstate New York. She voted against the expulsion of the five Socialist members. In November 1920, she was defeated for re-election and continued the practice of medicine in Schenectady until 1959. She died on June 26, 1965, at her home at 254 Union Street in

; and was buried at the Granby Cemetery in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gillette, Elizabeth V 1874 births 1965 deaths American women physicians Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly People from Granby, Connecticut Politicians from Schenectady, New York Physicians from New York (state) Women state legislators in New York (state)