Edna O. Simpson

Edna Oakes Simpson ( born October 26, 1891 in Carrollton, Illinois; † 15 MAY 1984 Alton, Illinois) was an American politician. Between 1959 and 1961, she represented the state of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Edna Oakes was born in Carrollton. About her youth and education is no information about supplies. She married the later Congressman Sid Simpson. This had been erected in 1958 by the Republican Party for re-election to Congress. But since he still died before the election, his wife was nominated in his place and then also elected to Congress. Between January 1959 and January 3, 1961 3 she was able to complete a term of office. In 1960 she gave up another candidacy. In the following years, Edna Simpson is no longer politically have appeared. She died on May 15, 1984 in Alton.