Nan Wood Honeyman | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon's 3rd district | |
In office January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 | |
Preceded by | William A. Ekwall |
Succeeded by | Homer D. Angell |
Member of the Oregon Senate | |
In office 1941–1942 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Nan Wood July 15, 1881 West Point, New York |
Died | December 10, 1970 Woodacre, California | (aged 89)
Resting place | River View Cemetery |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | David Honeyman |
Nan Honeyman (née Wood; July 15, 1881 – December 10, 1970) was an American politician from the state of Oregon. A native of New York, she was the daughter of author and attorney Charles Erskine Scott Wood. After growing up in Oregon, she served in the Oregon House of Representatives and the Oregon State Senate. Between these offices, Honeyman became the first woman elected to the United States Congress from Oregon in 1936.