Mary Livermore Norris Barrows (June 30, 1877 – March 1, 1955) was an American politician. She represented Melrose in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[2]
Mary Livermore Barrows | |
|---|---|
 Barrows c. 1930 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 22nd Middlesex district | |
| In office January 2, 1929 – January 4, 1939 | |
| Preceded by | Angier Goodwin |
| Succeeded by | Theodore P. Hollis |
| Member of the Melrose, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen | |
| In office 1926–1928 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 30, 1877 Melrose, Massachusetts |
| Died | March 1, 1955 (aged 77) Melrose, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Malcolm Dana Barrows (1901–d. 1945)[1] |
| Education | Wellesley College |
Early life and education edit
Born on June 30, 1877, to Oscar and Henrietta White (Livermore) Norris in Melrose, Massachusetts.[3] Barrows was a granddaughter of Mary Livermore.[4][5] She graduated from Wellesley College, where she was a member of the College Equal Suffrage League.[6] On July 1, 1901, she married Malcolm Dana Barrows, brother of Alice Barrows.[3][7] They had two sons, Malcolm Jr. and John.[1]
Political career edit
Before entering the Massachusetts House, Barrows was a member of the Melrose board of aldermen.[4][2] She was first elected as an alderwoman in 1926, becoming Melrose's first alderwoman.[6]
Barrows was first elected to the Massachusetts House in 1928, and was the first woman to represent Melrose.[8][9] She retired from the House in 1938.[10]
Barrows was a Republican.[11]
Barrows died on March 1, 1955, in Melrose Hospital.[12]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Deaths". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. November 1, 1945. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ a b Public Officials of Massachusetts. Boston: Richard T. Howard; Boston Review. 1930. p. 92. OCLC 1051733080.
- ^ a b Leonard, John William, ed. (1914). Woman's Who's Who of America. New York: The American Commonwealth Company. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Melrose Candidate Asks for Recount". The Boston Globe. December 15, 1926. p. A11. ProQuest 498980521.
- ^ Tapley, Harriet Silvester, ed. (1936). "Asa Bushby, Artist, and Some of His Portraits". Historical Collections of the Danvers Historical Society. 24: 15.
- ^ a b "Melrose's First Woman Alderman Busy Mother". The Boston Globe. December 15, 1926. pp. A1, A14. ProQuest 498973443.
- ^ "Alice Barrows Papers". The University of Maine. Raymond H. Fogler Library - University of Maine. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "Mrs Barrows Led Ticket in Melrose". The Boston Globe. November 8, 1928. p. 2. ProQuest 747523097.
- ^ Hennessy, Michael E. (1935). Four Decades of Massachusetts Politics, 1890–1935. Norwood, Massachusetts: Norwood Press. p. 365. OCLC 1045524087.
- ^ "Representative Barrows Not to Seek Reelection". The Boston Globe. July 28, 1938. p. 24. ProQuest 817116100.
- ^ Hayden, Irving N.; Bridgman, Frank E., eds. (1933). A Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Wright & Potter. p. 412. OCLC 1049641832.
- ^ "Deaths and Funerals: Mrs. Mary Barrows - Melrose Civic Leader, Former Legislator, 77". The Boston Daily Globe. March 2, 1955.