- Gertrude Walton Donahey
Gertrude Walton Donahey (
August 4 1908 -July 11 2004 ) was an Americanpolitician of the Democratic party who served asOhio State Treasurer from 1971 to 1983.Donahey, born in
Goshen Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio was the first woman to be elected to a statewide office in Ohio. Her husband,John W. Donahey , served for a time asLieutenant Governor of Ohio . Her father-in-law,A. Victor Donahey , was aGovernor of Ohio and a member of theUnited States Senate .She died in
Bexley, Ohio , a suburb of Columbus, aged 95.
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