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Genesta M. Strong (November 29, 1885 – June 29, 1972) was an American politician from New York.
Life
[edit]She was born Genesta Mitchell on November 29, 1885, in Brooklyn.[1] On September 12, 1906, she married Ernest Melvin Strong (1881–1961), and their only child was Genesta Mitchell (Strong) Raymond (1910–1982).[2] She entered politics as a Republican.[citation needed]
She was a member of the New York State Assembly (Nassau Co., 3rd D.) from 1945 to 1959, sitting in the 165th, 166th, 167th, 168th, 169th, 170th, 171st and 172nd New York State Legislatures.[citation needed]
On November 3, 1959, she was elected to the New York State Senate (3rd D.), to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William S. Hults Jr.[3] She didn't take her seat, and resigned on January 6, 1960, because of ill health.[4]
She died on June 29, 1972, in Plandome Heights, New York.[5]
Sources
[edit]- ↑ "Genesta Mitchell" Archived 2014-04-16 at the Wayback Machine at Long Island Surnames
- ↑ ERNEST STRONG, LAWYER, 80, DEAD; Co-Founder of Plandome in the New York Times on August 31, 1961 (subscription required)
- ↑ NASSAU REMAINS IN G.O.P. COLUMN in the New York Times on November 4, 1959 (subscription required)
- ↑ MRS. STRONG QUITS AS STATE SENATOR in the New York Times on January 7, 1960 (subscription required)
- ↑ Mrs. Genesta M. Strong Dead; Ex-State Legislator From L.I. in the New York Times on July 1, 1972 (subscription required)
- 1885 births
- 1972 deaths
- People from North Hempstead, New York
- Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly
- Women state legislators in New York (state)
- Politicians from Nassau County, New York
- Politicians from Brooklyn
- 20th-century American women politicians
- 20th-century members of the New York State Legislature