Gertrude Walton Donahey
Gertrude Walton Donahey | |
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| 41st Ohio State Treasurer | |
| In office January 11, 1971 – January 10, 1983 | |
| Governor | John J. Gilligan Jim Rhodes |
| Preceded by | John D. Herbert |
| Succeeded by | Mary Ellen Withrow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gertrude Walton August 4, 1908 Tuscarawas County, Ohio |
| Died | July 11, 2004 (aged 95) Bexley, Ohio |
| Resting place | East Avenue Cemetery, New Philadelphia, Ohio |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | John W. Donahey (m. 1930) |
Gertrude Walton Donahey (August 4, 1908 – July 11, 2004) was an
Biography
Donahey was born in
She was chosen as a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1964 and 1968 and represented Ohio on the Party's platform and resolution committee. She was hired in 1964 by U.S. Senator Stephen M. Young as his executive assistant.[1] She ran in the Democratic presidential primary in 1976 as a "favorite daughter." She wasn't a serious candidate, but rather a placeholder for the party to control delegate votes in Ohio.
In 1970, Donahey was the first woman to be elected to a statewide executive office in Ohio, and second to
She died in Bexley, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus, aged 95.
References
- ^ a b c d "Gertrude W. Donahey - Ohio History Central". www.ohiohistorycentral.org. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Toledo Blade - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
- ^ "OHIO AUDIT FINDS THEFT OF $400,000". Retrieved 2018-10-30.
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