Florence E. S. Knapp
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Florence Elizabeth Smith Knapp was an American politician who was the first woman elected to a state cabinet office in New York state.
Florence E. S. Knapp in 1920
1924 New York state election
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The 1924 New York state election was held on November 4, 1924, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, the Secretary of State, the state comptroller, the attorney general, the state treasurer
Florence E. S. Knapp
…Convention and an alternate delegate to the 1924 Republican National Convention. She was the secretary of state of New York from 1925 to 1927, elected in 1924. After leaving office, she was accused of maladministration, leading her to resign as dean of the College of Home Economics at Syracuse University. In…
Unsuccessful 1928
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