Marie Colton
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| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 51st district | |
| In office 1978–1994 | |
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| Education | Saint Mary's Junior College University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Marie Jaquelin Watters Colton (October 20, 1922[1] – September 25, 2018)[2] was an American politician who represented the 51st district in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1978 to 1994.
Colton was born in
legislative ethics reform, and allowing local school boards to ban corporal punishment
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Colton, a
Speaker Pro Tempore of the House, serving in that role from 1991 to 1994. In recognition of her advocacy of women and children's issues, Colton was appointed to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in 1994. In 1998, she was elected to the Common Cause National Governing Board. Colton was inducted into the North Carolina Women's Hall of Fame in 2009.[5]
References
- ^ "Marie Watters Colton October 20, 1922 - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Former North Carolina Legislative Leader Colton Dies at 95". Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ https://www.sms.edu/uploaded/images/about/Press_Kits/Notable_Saint_Mary's_Alumnae.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Marie Watters Colton-obituary
- ^ "Marie Watters Colton". Charlotte, North Carolina: NC Women's Conference. May 18, 2011. Archived from the original on September 17, 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
External links
- Inventory of the Marie Watters Colton Scrapbooks and Audiocassette, 1978-1994, in the Southern Historical Collection, UNC-Chapel Hill.
- Southern Oral History Program Interviews with Marie Watters Colton: North Carolina Politics, October 23, 1995; Southern Women: Women's Leadership and Activism, November 24, 1994
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