Emily Taft Douglas
U.S. Congressperson
1899 – 1994
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Who was Emily Taft Douglas?
Emily Taft Douglas was a Democratic Party politician from the U.S. state of Illinois. She served as a U.S. Representative at-large from 1945 until 1947 and was married to U.S. Senator Paul Douglas from 1931 until his death in 1976. She was the first female Democrat elected to Congress from Illinois, and her election made Illinois one of the first two states to have been represented by female House members from both parties.
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- Born
- Apr 19, 1899
Chicago - Parents
- Spouses
- Paul Douglas
(1931 - )
- Paul Douglas
- Religion
- Unitarian Universalism
- Education
- University of Chicago
- Died
- Jan 28, 1994
White Plains
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on July 23, 2013
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