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Catherine Dobbs

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Catherine Rose Biggs Dobbs (1908–1974) was the first woman mayor of a major industrial city, Barberton, Ohio, in the United States. Before running for mayor she was a noted historian and lecturer.

She was born in Shreve, Ohio. Studying journalism briefly at the University of Akron, she did not graduate.

In 1948, she became the first woman from the Akron area to hold a seat in the Ohio Senate. She was a Democrat, and served as mayor from 1956 to 1961.

In May 1962, she came in second behind Charles Babcock in the Democratic primary for Ohio Secretary of State.[1]

Electoral history

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Ohio Secretary of State, Democratic Primary, 1962[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Charles L. Babcock 132,041 25.99 0
Democratic Catherine R. Dobbs 118,690 23.36 0

References

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  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Catherine R. Dobbs".
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Catherine R. Dobbs".
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Political offices
Preceded by
Robert L. Carson
Mayor of Barberton, Ohio
1956–1961
Succeeded by
Stuart Moss