Frances P. Bolton

Frances P. Bolton

Frances Payne Bolton (born Frances Payne Bingham , * 29. March 1885 in Cleveland , Ohio ; † 9. March 1977 in Lyndhurst , Ohio) was an American politician of the Republican Party . From 1940 to 1969 she was a member of the House of Representatives of the United States for 22  congressional districts of the State of Ohio.

biography

Frances Bolton was born in Cleveland. Her grandfather was Senator Henry B. Payne . She was married to Congressman Chester C. Bolton . While he was doing political business, she was active and made a. a. strong for public health, education and care. Her husband died in 1939. She succeeded in becoming the first woman from Ohio to move into the US House of Representatives. From then on she represented the district her husband had already represented. In total, Bolton served 14 terms in the House, the longest any woman has sat in the House to date. While at the House, her son, Oliver P. Bolton , was also elected to the House. This represented the 11th congressional district. She was u. a. Member of the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs . There she urged Foreign Minister John Foster Dulles in 1954 to invite the French nurse Geneviève de Galard Terraub to the United States to award her the Presidential Medal of Freedom . US President Dwight D. Eisenhower awarded Galard the Medal of Freedom and received her as a state guest. Bolton gave Galard a dinner for 300 guests in her convention district. Case Western Reserve University's Nursing School is named after her to recognize her great contributions to public health.

After losing to Charles Vanik in the 1968 congressional election, she returned to Ohio and was resident in Lyndhurst. Her son Oliver died in 1972. She outlived him by 5 years and died at her Lyndhurst home at the age of 91.

Web links

• Frances P. Bolton in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Frances P. Bolton in the database of Find a Grave (English)