Marian B. Towne
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Marian B. Towne (December 6, 1880 – February 16, 196

was an American politician of the Democratic Party who was the first woman to serve in the
Oregon House of Representatives The Oregon House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. There are 60 members of the House, representing 60 districts across the state, each with a population of 65,000. The House meets in the west wing of the ...
. She was elected to that office in 1914, serving until 1917. Towne was born in Sterlingville, Oregon and died in
Phoenix, Oregon Phoenix is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. The population was 4,538 at the 2010 census. Phoenix is a part of the Medford Metropolitan Statistical Area, in the Rogue Valley, and is southeast of Medford on Interstate 5. History ...
.


See also

* Kathryn Clarke (politician), first female Oregon State Senator


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* 1880 births 1966 deaths Democratic Party members of the Oregon House of Representatives People from Jackson County, Oregon Women state legislators in Oregon 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American women politicians People from Phoenix, Oregon {{Oregon-politician-stub