Margaret A. Mahoney | |
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Member of the Ohio Senate | |
In office 1943–1951 | |
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives | |
In office 1938–1942 | |
Personal details | |
Born | July 12, 1893 |
Died | March 27, 1981 | (aged 87)
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Cleveland Heights, Ohio, US |
Margaret A. Mahoney (July 12, 1893 – March 27, 1981)[1] was an American Democratic politician from Ohio. She held a number of political positions and served in the state's House and Senate and was the first Democratic woman elected to the Ohio Senate and the first woman majority leader of the chamber. Mahoney was inducted into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame in 1978.[2]