Winifred McDonald

Winifred McDonald
Secretary of the State of Connecticut
In office
January 5, 1949 – 1951
GovernorChester Bowles
Preceded byFrances B. Redick
Succeeded byAlice K. Leopold
Personal details
Born
Winifred Weis

(1888-06-08)June 8, 1888
Waterbury, Connecticut, US
DiedFebruary 23, 1976(1976-02-23) (aged 87)
Waterbury, Connecticut
Political partyDemocratic
EducationSaint Elizabeth University (BA)
OccupationPolitician, teacher

Winifred Genevieve McDonald (June 8, 1888 – February 23, 1976) was an American politician and teacher who served as Secretary of the State of Connecticut from 1949 to 1951.[1] A Democrat from Waterbury, she ousted Republican incumbent Frances B. Redick in 1948. McDonald narrowly lost her reelection bid to Republican nominee Alice K. Leopold in 1950.

  1. ^ "Secretaries of the State". CT.gov - Connecticut's Official State Website. Retrieved 2022-02-07.