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Edith Dow Moulton

Democratic

Picture of Edith Dow Moulton
Stockton Independent (8/24/1916)
Date Party Office Votes Result
11-07-1916 Democratic AD-19 4630 Loss
Website: www.findagrave.com/memorial/46334791/edith-dow-moulton
 

Candidate Biography:

Edith Dow Yaple Moulton
Born: January 14, 1867 in CA
Married: James Stuart Moulton (d. 1917)
Child: Mildred
Died: August 29, 1956 in Ripon, CA

1915-1918?: Member, San Joaquin County Board of Education
1921: Member, San Joaquin County Board of Education
1920s: Secretary to the San Joaquin County Superintendent of Schools

 

  • Lived in Ripon, CA
  • James S. Moulton was an organizer and early director of the South San Joaquin Irrigation District.
  • Early woman to run for office (1916)
  • lost by 1181 votes

Source: "Woman Out for Legislative Job" San Francisco Call, Volume 100, Number 32, 7 August 1916
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