Genevra R. Counihan
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Genevra R. Counihan | |
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Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the Fortieth Middlesex district | |
In office 1975–1978 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Wichita, Kansas, U.S. | December 15, 1925
Died | October 28, 2024 Concord, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 98)
Political party | Democratic |
Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
Genevra Reed Counihan (December 15, 1925 – October 28, 2024) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Concord, Massachusetts.[1] She represented the Fortieth Middlesex district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1975 to 1978.[1] Counihan served on the urban affairs and public service committees.[2] She lost a bid to reelection to John H. Loring by only 300 votes. [3][4]
After leaving the Great and General Court, she was a member of the board of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council.[5] She died in Concord on October 28, 2024, at the age of 98.[6]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "History of Women in the Massachusetts Legislature 1923 – 2015" (PDF). Massachusetts Caucus of Women Legislators. 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ Swalm, Loring (January 6, 1975). "Rep. Shea named to ways and means breaking 60-year House tradition". The Lowell Sun. p. 35. Retrieved June 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vote for State Legislature". The Boston Evening Globe. November 8, 1978. p. 28. Retrieved June 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1977" (PDF). Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- ^ "Planning council election ousts 5". The Boston Globe. April 7, 1979. p. 18. Retrieved June 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Genevra Reed "Gen" Counihan". Dee Funeral Home. November 26, 2024.
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