Mary Livermore Barrows

Mary Livermore Norris Barrows (June 30, 1877 – March 1, 1955) was an American politician. She represented Melrose in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[2]

Mary Livermore Barrows
Barrows c. 1930
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 22nd Middlesex district
In office
January 2, 1929 – January 4, 1939
Preceded byAngier Goodwin
Succeeded byTheodore P. Hollis
Member of the Melrose, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen
In office
1926–1928
Personal details
Born(1877-06-30)June 30, 1877
Melrose, Massachusetts
DiedMarch 1, 1955(1955-03-01) (aged 77)
Melrose, Massachusetts
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMalcolm Dana Barrows (1901–d. 1945)[1]
EducationWellesley College

Early life and education

Born on June 30, 1877, to Oscar and Henrietta White (Livermore) Norris in Melrose, Massachusetts.[3] Barrows was a granddaughter of Mary Livermore.[4][5] She graduated from Wellesley College, where she was a member of the College Equal Suffrage League.[6] On July 1, 1901, she married Malcolm Dana Barrows, brother of Alice Barrows.[3][7] They had two sons, Malcolm Jr. and John.[1]

Political career

Before entering the Massachusetts House, Barrows was a member of the Melrose board of aldermen.[4][2] She was first elected as an alderwoman in 1926, becoming Melrose's first alderwoman.[6]

Barrows was first elected to the Massachusetts House in 1928, and was the first woman to represent Melrose.[8][9] She retired from the House in 1938.[10]

Barrows was a Republican.[11]

Barrows died on March 1, 1955, in Melrose Hospital.[12]

See also

References
  1. "Deaths". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. November 1, 1945. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  2. Public Officials of Massachusetts. Boston: Richard T. Howard; Boston Review. 1930. p. 92. OCLC 1051733080.
  3. Leonard, John William, ed. (1914). Woman's Who's Who of America. New York: The American Commonwealth Company. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  4. "Melrose Candidate Asks for Recount". The Boston Globe. December 15, 1926. p. A11. ProQuest 498980521.
  5. Tapley, Harriet Silvester, ed. (1936). "Asa Bushby, Artist, and Some of His Portraits". Historical Collections of the Danvers Historical Society. 24: 15.
  6. "Melrose's First Woman Alderman Busy Mother". The Boston Globe. December 15, 1926. pp. A1, A14. ProQuest 498973443.
  7. "Alice Barrows Papers". The University of Maine. Raymond H. Fogler Library - University of Maine. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  8. "Mrs Barrows Led Ticket in Melrose". The Boston Globe. November 8, 1928. p. 2. ProQuest 747523097.
  9. Hennessy, Michael E. (1935). Four Decades of Massachusetts Politics, 1890–1935. Norwood, Massachusetts: Norwood Press. p. 365. OCLC 1045524087.
  10. "Representative Barrows Not to Seek Reelection". The Boston Globe. July 28, 1938. p. 24. ProQuest 817116100.
  11. Hayden, Irving N.; Bridgman, Frank E., eds. (1933). A Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Wright & Potter. p. 412. OCLC 1049641832.
  12. "Deaths and Funerals: Mrs. Mary Barrows - Melrose Civic Leader, Former Legislator, 77". The Boston Daily Globe. March 2, 1955.
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