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Lot of Four Political Autographs

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:9.00 USD Estimated At:35.00 - 50.00 USD
Lot of Four Political Autographs
<B>Lot of Four Political Autographs,</B></I> including: <B>“Alfalfa Bill” Murray</B></I> (1869-1956) an American teacher, lawyer, and politician who served as a Congressman representing Oklahoma in the U.S. House and would serve as Oklahoma's first Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and ninth Governor of Oklahoma; <B>Hattie Wyatt Caraway</B></I> (1878 -1950), the first woman elected to serve as a United States Senator. Her husband was elected to the United States Senate where he served until he died in office in 1931. Arkansas Governor Harvey Parnell appointed Caraway to serve out the rest of her husband's unfinished term. She was sworn in to office and was confirmed by a special election of the people in 1932 becoming the first woman elected to the United States Senate. She ran for a final time in 1944 and was defeated by J. William Fulbright; <B>J. William Fulbright</B></I> (1905-1995) was a well-known member of the United States Senate representing Arkansas. Fulbright was a Southern Democrat and a staunch multilateralist, supported racial segregation, supported the creation of the United Nations and opposed the House Un-American Activities Committee. He is also remembered for his efforts to establish an international exchange program, which thereafter bore his name, the Fulbright Fellowships; and, <B>Margaret Chase Smith</B></I> (1897-1995) a Republican Senator from Maine, and one of the most successful politicians in Maine history. She was the first woman to be elected to both the U.S. House and the Senate, and the first woman from Maine to serve in either. She was also the first woman to have her name placed in nomination for the U.S. Presidency at a major party's convention (1964). Various sizes. Most mounted on stiff card stock with brief typed biographical information. All are fine.<B></B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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