Lilith Martin Wilson

Lilith Martin Wilson
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
1930 (1930)–1936 (1936)
Personal details
Born(1886-09-13)September 13, 1886
Dublin, Indiana
DiedJuly 8, 1937(1937-07-08) (aged 50)
Reading, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Political partySocialist Party of Pennsylvania
Spouse
Birch Wilson
(m. 1921)
OccupationPolitician

Lilith Martin Wilson (September 13, 1886 – July 8, 1937) was an American socialist who served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1930 to 1936.[1] She was the first woman in Pennsylvania to run for governor, receiving just over two percent of the vote in the 1922 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election.[2]

  1. ^ Adams, Heather (April 24, 2019). "Lilith Martin Wilson: Berks County's First Female State Politician". BCTV. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "Politics in County, State and Nation". Lebanon Daily News. February 25, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.