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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Emma Guffey "Belle" Miller |
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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July 06, 1874
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| Died | February 23, 1970
(95 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | Magical Horse
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| Info | MILLER, Emma Guffey (Belle) - Pittsburgh Democratic activist who was the first woman in major party history to receive a vote for President at the national convention (1924).
Born 7/6/1874 in Guffey Station, PA; daughter of John & Barbaretta (Hough) Guffey.
Graduated from Alinda Acadamy and Bryn Mawr College (1899)
Married Carroll Miller 10/28/1902; four sons.
Democratic precinct committee 1920-1930; Allegheny County Democratic committee; Pennsylvania State Democratic committee
Member, League of Women Voters 1921-1925
Delegate to the Democratic National Conventions of 1924-1968 inclusive. Miller received 1/2 of a vote on the 21st ballot of the 1924 Democratic National Convention to become the first woman so honored. Later in the convention, she received three votes for vice president.
Member of the Democratic National Committee 1932-1970
Member of the committee appointed by the Mayor of Pittsburgh on the George Washington Bicentennial, 1932
Trustee, Slippery Rock State College 1933-1970
Member, Pennsylvania State Welfare Committee, 1935-1939
Member, Advisory Board of the National Youth Administration 1935-1943, serving as chairman
Vice Chairman of the Pennsylvania 300th Anniversary Committee, 1938-1939
Presidential Elector (D-PA) 1940, 1944, 1960, 1964, and 1968
Died 2/23/1970 in Grove City PA.
James T. Havel, U.S. Presidential Candidates and the Elections, vol. 1, p. 399. |
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