Huck was elected as a Republican to the 67th United States Congress by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her father. She served a partial term from November 7, 1922, to March 3, 1923,[1] a term which overlapped with the one-day term of the first woman in the U.S. Senate Rebecca Felton. Unlike most first-term Representatives, she introduced several bills.
She was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination to the 68th Congress in 1922, and an unsuccessful candidate for nomination for a special election (February 27, 1923) to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Representative James Mann.[1] After her term she joined the National Woman's Party.
winnifred, mason, huck, winnifred, sprague, huck, née, mason, september, 1882, august, 1936, american, journalist, politician, from, state, illinois, became, third, woman, serve, united, states, congress, after, jeannette, rankin, alice, mary, robertson, first. Winnifred Sprague Huck nee Mason September 14 1882 August 24 1936 was an American journalist and politician from the state of Illinois who became the third woman to serve in the United States Congress after Jeannette Rankin and Alice Mary Robertson the first woman to represent Illinois in Congress the first woman to win a special election for the United States Congress and the first mother 2 She was elected to fill the at large seat of her father Representative William Ernest Mason after his death Winnifred Mason HuckMember of the U S House of Representatives from Illinois s at large districtIn office November 7 1922 March 3 1923Preceded byWilliam E MasonSucceeded byHenry R RathbonePersonal detailsBornWinnifred Sprague Mason 1882 09 14 September 14 1882 1 Chicago Illinois U S DiedAugust 24 1936 1936 08 24 aged 53 Chicago Illinois U S Resting placeOakwood Cemetery 1 Waukegan Illinois U S 42 20 34 N 87 49 53 W 42 3428 N 87 8314 W 42 3428 87 8314Political partyRepublicanOther politicalaffiliationsNational Woman s PartySpouseRobert W HuckRelationsWilliam E Mason father OccupationInvestigative journalist Contents 1 Life and career 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksLife and career editHuck was born Winnifred Sprague Mason in Chicago Illinois and attended public schools in Chicago and in Washington D C She worked as her father s secretary Huck was elected as a Republican to the 67th United States Congress by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her father She served a partial term from November 7 1922 to March 3 1923 1 a term which overlapped with the one day term of the first woman in the U S Senate Rebecca Felton Unlike most first term Representatives she introduced several bills She was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination to the 68th Congress in 1922 and an unsuccessful candidate for nomination for a special election February 27 1923 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Representative James Mann 1 After her term she joined the National Woman s Party She later became an investigative journalist and exposed abuses in the prison system Huck died in Chicago and her ashes were interred in Oakwood Cemetery in Waukegan Illinois 1 Gallery edit nbsp Huck in 1921See also editHistory of the United States Republican Party Women in the United States House of RepresentativesReferences edit a b c d e United States Congress Winnifred Mason Huck id H000900 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Mrs Huck for Congress Mason s Daughter Mother of Four a Candidate to Succeed Him a July 1 1921 article from The New York TimesExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Winnifred Sprague Mason Huck at Wikimedia CommonsU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byWilliam E Mason Member of the U S House of Representatives from Illinois s at large congressional districtNovember 7 1922 March 3 1923 Succeeded byHenry Riggs Rathbone Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Winnifred Mason Huck amp oldid 1181847462, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
