Frances_Klock

Frances S. Klock

Frances S. Klock

American politician

Frances S. Klock (January 1, 1844 – October 6, 1908) was an American politician in the state of Colorado.[1]

Quick Facts Member of the Colorado House of Representatives, Personal details ...

Legislative career

Colorado became the first state in which women obtained the right to vote through popular election on January 7, 1893.[2] The following year, on November 6, 1894, three women were elected to serve in the Colorado House of Representatives. Besides Frances Klock, they included Clara Cressingham and Carrie C. Holly.[3] All three were Republicans and were sworn into office in 1895. Each served one term, from 1895 to 1896.

References

  1. [1]
    http://www.leg.state.co.us/lcs/leghist.nsf/DocView.xsp?documentId=F6EEAF163F3615FE872578E20062344A&action=openDocument [bare URL]
  2. [2]
    "House Bill 118". State of Colorado. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  3. [3]
    Judy Gaughan, "Frances Klock" Colorado Encyclopedia.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Frances_Klock, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.