Winnifred Mason Huck | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's at-large district | |
| In office November 7, 1922 – March 3, 1923 | |
| Preceded by | William E. Mason |
| Succeeded by | Henry R. Rathbone |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Winnifred Sprague Mason September 14, 1882[1] Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | August 24, 1936 (aged 53) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oakwood Cemetery,[1] Waukegan, Illinois, U.S. 42°20′34″N 87°49′53″W / 42.3428°N 87.8314°W |
| Political party | Republican |
| Other political affiliations | National Woman's Party |
| Spouse | Robert W. Huck |
| Relations | William E. Mason (father) |
| Occupation | Investigative journalist |
Winnifred Sprague Huck (née Mason; September 14, 1882 – August 24, 1936) was an American journalist and politician from the state of Illinois who became the third woman to serve in the United States Congress, after Jeannette Rankin and Alice Mary Robertson, the first woman to represent Illinois in Congress, the first woman to win a special election for the United States Congress, and the first mother.[2] She was elected to fill the at-large seat of her father, Representative William Ernest Mason, after his death.
- ^ a b United States Congress. "Winnifred Mason Huck (id: H000900)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ Mrs. Huck for Congress; Mason's Daughter, Mother of Four, a Candidate to Succeed Him, a July 1, 1921 article from The New York Times