Cora Victoria Diehl
American civil servant (1869–1961) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cora Victoria Diehl (also known as Cora D. Harvey; January 19, 1869 – November 19, 1961) was an American politician who served from 1891 to 1893 as the first woman elected to public office in Oklahoma Territory.[2] Her election was upheld by the Oklahoma Territorial Supreme Court in Duvall v. Diehl (1892).
Quick Facts Register of Deeds for Logan County, Oklahoma Territory, Preceded by ...
Cora Diehl Harvey | |
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Register of Deeds for Logan County, Oklahoma Territory | |
In office March 1892[lower-alpha 1] – 1893 | |
Preceded by | Edward Duvall[lower-alpha 2] |
Succeeded by | George H. Dobson |
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Born | Cora Victoria Diehl (1869-01-19)January 19, 1869 Laurelton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | November 19, 1961(1961-11-19) (aged 92) Hinton, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Political party | People's Party (1891–1900s) |
Other political affiliations | Greenback Party (before 1891) |
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