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Marie Wikoff (née Hesse) Suthers (March 12, 1895 – February 9, 1983) was an American politician and educator. Born in
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, Suthers lived in the Beverly neighborhood in Chicago. Suthers received her bachelor's degree from
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and taught adult education in the Chicago public schools system. She was involved with the Republican Party. Suthers served in the
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from 1951 to 1953. She then served on the Chicago Board of Elections from 1952 until 1981. Suthers died at the Little Company of Mary Hospital in
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.'M. Suthers; long on city's election board,' Chicago Tribune, February 11, 1983, section 2, pg. 8


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1895 births 1983 deaths Politicians from Chicago Chicago State University alumni Educators from Illinois 20th-century American educators 20th-century American women educators Women state legislators in Illinois Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives 20th-century American women politicians 20th-century members of the Illinois General Assembly {{Illinois-Ilrepresentative-Republican-stub