Frances S. Klock

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| office=Member of the Colorado House of Representatives

| term_start = 1895

| term_end = 1896

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1844|2|1}}

| birth_place = Lee, Massachusetts, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1908|10|6|1844|2|1}}

| death_place = Denver, Colorado, U.S.

| party = Republican

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| residence = Denver, Colorado

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Frances S. Klock (January 1, 1844 – October 6, 1908) was an American politician in the state of Colorado.http://www.leg.state.co.us/lcs/leghist.nsf/DocView.xsp?documentId=F6EEAF163F3615FE872578E20062344A&action=openDocument {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2022}}

Legislative career

Colorado became the first state in which women obtained the right to vote through popular election on January 7, 1893.{{cite web|title=House Bill 118|url=http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/digital/suffrage.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061022174943/http://www.colorado.gov//dpa/doit/archives/digital/suffrage.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 22, 2006|publisher=State of Colorado|accessdate=10 March 2013}} The following year, on November 6, 1894, three women were elected to serve in the Colorado House of Representatives. Besides Frances Klock, they included Clara Cressingham and Carrie C. Holly.Judy Gaughan, [https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/frances-klock"Frances Klock"] Colorado Encyclopedia. All three were Republicans and were sworn into office in 1895. Each served one term, from 1895 to 1896.

References

External links

Colorado Encyclopedia: [https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/frances-klock "Frances Klock"] by Judy Gaughan.

Category:Members of the Colorado House of Representatives

Category:1844 births

Category:1908 deaths

Category:19th-century members of the Colorado General Assembly