Madelyn Davidson

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Madelyn Davidson also Madeline Davidson (born August 26, 1913 in Websterville , Vermont ; † February 4, 1998 in Morristown , Vermont) was an American politician who was State Treasurer of Vermont from 1968 to 1969 after the death of Peter J. Hincks was.

Life

Madelyn Helen Davidson was born in Websterville, the daughter of Rose Helen Olson Suitor and George Suitor. Davidson grew up in Barre and attended public schools there. After graduating from Spalding High School in Barre, she attended Simmons College in Boston , which she graduated from due to economic hardship. She got a job with Mary Jean Simpson in the Vermont Emergency Relief Administration . Davidson later served as vice president of the Montpellier National Bank.

As a member of the Democratic Party , she ran unsuccessfully for the office of Vermont Secretary of State in 1962 . After the sudden death of the Vermont state treasurer Peter J. Hincks was Governor Philip H. Hoff appointed Treasurer to the vacancy to fill. She was the first Vermont woman to hold that position. In the 1968 election, she ran for Vermont State Treasurer, but was defeated by Frank H. Davis .

She was a member and secretary of the Justice Committee and the Advisory Board for Occupational Safety. She served on the Vermont State Democratic Committee for ten years , including eight years as treasurer. She was Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the Greater Vermont Association and the Central Vermont Community Action Council . She was the first woman to serve as President of the Montpellier Chamber of Commerce and was a member of the National Advisory Council of the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Vermont SBA Advisory Council .

Madelyn Davidson married Theodore Davidson on December 31, 1931. She had a daughter. Davidson died in Morristown on February 4, 1998; her grave is in Wilson Cemetery in Barre.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c “Green Mountain Chronicles” Oral History Transcriptions, 1981–1989 (bulk: 1987–1988) MSA 199 & 200 (PDF)
  2. ^ Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual . Secretary of State, 1973 ( books.google.de ).
  3. ↑ 1884-2014 (PDF) Office of the Vermont Secretary of State - Vermont State Archives and Records Administration Secretary of State; accessed on July 31, 2015.
  4. ↑ General Election Results State Treasurer 1813-2012 . (PDF) Office of the Vermont Secretary of State Vermont State Archives and Records Administration; accessed on July 31, 2015.
  5. ^ Bennington Banner from Bennington, Vermont. In: newspapers.com. P. 5 , accessed on July 31, 2015 .
personal data
SURNAME Davidson, Madelyn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Davidson, Madeline
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician and Treasurer of Vermont
DATE OF BIRTH August 26, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Websterville , Vermont
DATE OF DEATH February 4, 1998
Place of death Morristown , Vermont