Ethel Gertrude Swanbeck (October 15, 1893 – December 21, 1989) from

Huron, Ohio Huron is a city in Erie County, Ohio, United States. The population was 7,149 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Sandusky, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. Huron Township surrounds the City of Huron. History and culture Huron Township ...

was a former member of the

Ohio House of Representatives The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate. The House of Representatives first met in Ch ...

. She was the first woman to serve eleven consecutive terms in the Ohio House from 1955 to 1976.

External links

Profile on the Ohio Ladies' Gallery website

References

1893 births 1989 deaths Republican Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives Women state legislators in Ohio 20th-century American legislators 20th-century American women politicians People from Erie County, Ohio 20th-century Ohio politicians {{Ohio-OHRepresentative-stub