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'''Willa McCord Blake |
'''Willa Eslick''' (née '''McCord Blake'''; September 8, 1878 – February 18, 1961) was a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Tennessee]], wife of [[Edward Everett Eslick]] and the first woman to represent Tennessee in the [[United States Congress]]. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Eslick was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the [[72nd United States Congress|Seventy-second]] Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death in office of her husband, Representative [[Edward Eslick]]. Eslick served as a Representative from August 14, 1932 until March 3, 1933.<ref>{{cite web|title=Willa McC. Blake Eslick|url=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/willa_eslick/403903|publisher=Govtrack US Congress|access-date=7 May 2013}}</ref> She was not eligible for reelection to the [[73rd United States Congress|Seventy-third]] Congress, not having qualified for nomination as required by state law. |
Eslick was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the [[72nd United States Congress|Seventy-second]] Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death in office of her husband, Representative [[Edward Eslick]]. Eslick served as a Representative from August 14, 1932, until March 3, 1933.<ref>{{cite web|title=Willa McC. Blake Eslick|url=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/willa_eslick/403903|publisher=Govtrack US Congress|access-date=7 May 2013}}</ref> She was not eligible for reelection to the [[73rd United States Congress|Seventy-third]] Congress, not having qualified for nomination as required by state law. |
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==Death== |
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Eslick died on February 18, 1961, in [[Pulaski, Tennessee]], at age 82 years, 163 days. She is [[burial|interred]] at Maplewood Cemetery. She was a member of the American Association of University Women, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and the Order of the Eastern Star.<ref>{{cite web|title=Willa McC. Blake Eslick|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/oes.html|publisher=The Political Graveyard|access-date=7 May 2013}}</ref> |
Eslick died on February 18, 1961, in [[Pulaski, Tennessee]], at age 82 years, 163 days. She is [[burial|interred]] at Maplewood Cemetery. She was a member of the [[American Association of University Women]], the [[Daughters of the American Revolution]], the [[United Daughters of the Confederacy]], and the [[Order of the Eastern Star]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Willa McC. Blake Eslick|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/oes.html|publisher=The Political Graveyard|access-date=7 May 2013}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 16:52, 12 September 2024
Willa McCord Blake Eslick | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 7th district | |
| In office August 13, 1932 – March 3, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Edward E. Eslick |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Browning |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Willa McCord Blake September 8, 1878 Fayetteville, Tennessee |
| Died | February 18, 1961 (aged 82) Pulaski, Tennessee |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Edward E. Eslick |
| Alma mater | Dick White College Milton College |
Willa Eslick (née McCord Blake; September 8, 1878 – February 18, 1961) was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee, wife of Edward Everett Eslick and the first woman to represent Tennessee in the United States Congress.
Biography
[edit]Born in Fayetteville, Tennessee, Eslick was the daughter of George Washington and Eliza McCord Blake.[1] She attended private schools, including Dick White College and Milton College in Fayetteville, Tennessee, as well as Winthrop Model School and Peabody College in Nashville, Tennessee. She also attended the Metropolitan College of Music and Synthetic School of Music in New York City. She served as a member of the Tennessee state Democratic committee,[2] and was the first woman elected to Congress from Tennessee. She married Edward Everett Eslick on June 6, 1906.[3]
Career
[edit]Eslick was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death in office of her husband, Representative Edward Eslick. Eslick served as a Representative from August 14, 1932, until March 3, 1933.[4] She was not eligible for reelection to the Seventy-third Congress, not having qualified for nomination as required by state law.
Death
[edit]Eslick died on February 18, 1961, in Pulaski, Tennessee, at age 82 years, 163 days. She is interred at Maplewood Cemetery. She was a member of the American Association of University Women, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and the Order of the Eastern Star.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Willa McC. Blake Eslick". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ "Willa McC. Blake Eslick". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ "Willa McC. Blake Eslick". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ "Willa McC. Blake Eslick". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ "Willa McC. Blake Eslick". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
External links
[edit]- United States Congress. "Willa Blake Eslick (id: E000217)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Office of the Historian
- Willa Blake Eslick at Find a Grave
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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