Nettie McKenzie Clapp
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 94th district
In office
January 1922 – December 1930
Personal details
BornAugust 22, 1868
Cincinnati, Ohio
DiedJuly 30, 1935(1935-07-30) (aged 66)
Cleveland, Ohio
Political partyRepublican
SpouseHarold T. Clapp

Nettie McKenzie Clapp (August 22, 1868 – July 30, 1935) was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives. In 1922 she became one of the first women elected to the Ohio General Assembly.[1] Clapp was the first woman legislator to sponsor a bill[2] in the Ohio General Assembly and the first woman to serve on the Republican National Convention Executive Committee in 1924.[3]

Clapp served four consecutive terms in the Ohio Legislature from 1922 to 1930 representing Cuyahoga County.

References

  1. "Nettie MacKenzie Clapp | Ohio Statehouse". www.ohiostatehouse.org.
  2. "House Bill 141 - 85th General Assembly". www.ohiochannel.org.
  3. "Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: CLAPP, NETTIE MACKENZIE". Retrieved 21 November 2016.


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