Frances Knoche Marlatt (March 24, 1901 – November 28, 1969) was an American lawyer and politician from

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

Life

She was born on March 24, 1901, in

Buffalo, New York Buffalo is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of New York (behind only New York City) and the seat of Erie County. It is at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of the Niagara River, and is across the Canadian border from South ...

, the daughter of painter Hamilton Irving Marlatt (1860–1929) and Lillie Belle (Knoche) Marlatt. She attended the public schools in Mount Vernon. She graduated B.A. from

Barnard College Barnard College of Columbia University is a private women's liberal arts college in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It was founded in 1889 by a group of women led by young student activist Annie Nathan Meyer, who petitioned Columbia ...

in 1921; M.A. in

sociology Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of Empirical ...

from

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

in 1922; and LL.B. from

New York University School of Law New York University School of Law (NYU Law) is the law school of New York University, a private research university in New York City. Established in 1835, it is the oldest law school in New York City and the oldest surviving law school in New ...

in 1925. She was Editor-in-Chief of the New York University Law Review, the first woman to hold that position. She was admitted to the bar in 1926, and practiced law in Mount Vernon. In 1949, she was appointed to the Board of Supervisors of

Westchester County Westchester County is located in the U.S. state of New York. It is the seventh most populous county in the State of New York and the most populous north of New York City. According to the 2020 United States Census, the county had a population o ...

, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Charles L. Hughes. Frances Marlatt was a member of the

New York State Assembly The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits. The Assem ...

(Westchester Co., 3rd D.) from 1954 to 1960, sitting in the 169th, 170th, 171st and

172nd New York State Legislature The 172nd New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 7, 1959, to April 1, 1960, during the first and second years of Nelson Rockefeller's governorship, in Albany. Backg ...

s. She died on November 28, 1969, in Mount Vernon Hospital in

Mount Vernon, New York Mount Vernon is a city in Westchester County, New York, Westchester County, New York (state), New York, United States. It is an inner suburb of New York City, immediately to the north of the Borough (New York City), borough of the Bronx. As of t ...

; and was buried at the Woodlawn Cemetery in

the Bronx The Bronx () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the state of New York. It is south of Westchester County; north and east of the New York City borough of Manhattan, across the Harlem River; and north of the New Y ...

.''Frances Marlatt Dies, Attorney, Civic Leader''
in the ''Herald Statesman'', of Yonkers, on November 29, 1969

Sources

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marlatt, Frances K. 1901 births 1969 deaths Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly Politicians from Mount Vernon, New York Politicians from Buffalo, New York Women state legislators in New York (state) County legislators in New York (state) Barnard College alumni Burials at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York) New York University School of Law alumni 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American women politicians Lawyers from Buffalo, New York 20th-century American lawyers