Susanna M. Salter | |
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![]() Salter in 1887 | |
Mayor of Argonia, Kansas | |
In office April 4, 1887 – April 8, 1888 | |
Preceded by | William H. Watson |
Succeeded by | J. S. Baughman |
Personal details | |
Born | Susanna Madora Kinsey March 2, 1860 Lamira, Ohio |
Died | March 17, 1961 Norman, Oklahoma | (aged 101)
Resting place | Argonia Cemetery |
Political party | Prohibition |
Spouses |
Lewis Allison Salter
(m. 1880; died 1916) |
Relations | Melville J. Salter (father-in-law), Mary Elizabeth Clark (great niece) |
Children | 9 |
Alma mater | Kansas State Agricultural College |
Susanna Madora Salter (née Kinsey; March 2, 1860 – March 17, 1961) was an American politician and activist. She served as mayor of Argonia, Kansas, becoming the first woman elected to serve as mayor in the United States and one of the first women to serve in any political office in the United States.[1][a]
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