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First NameClara
Last NameCressingham
Chamber:House
First Year Served:01/02/1895
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Years Served:1895; 1896
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District #:no district numbers until 1964
Number of Years:2
Assembly #:10th
Counties Represented:Arapahoe
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City of Residence:Denver
Party:Republican
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Gender:Female
Birth Date: 05/01/1863
1863
Place of Birth:Brooklyn NY
Death Date: 1906Place of Death:
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1 of the 3 women to be first elected as a state representative in Colorado.Hist Doc_Election Cert.pdfHist Doc_Election Cert.pdfcressingham.pdfcressingham.pdf


Committee Positions:
House Standing:1895 -- House Expenses; Printing; Public Lands; Temperance Medical Affairs & Public Health; Towns & Cities
1896 -- House Expenses; Printing; Public Lands; Temperance Medical Affairs & Public Health; Towns & Cities
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