Elizabeth P. Farrington

Mary Elizabeth Pruett Farrington, born Mary Elizabeth Pruett (* May 30, 1898 in Tokyo, Japan, † July 21, 1984 in Honolulu, Hawaii) was an American politician. Between 1954 and 1957, she represented the Hawaii Territory as a delegate in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Early years

Elizabeth Pruett was born in Tokyo, the daughter of American parents. There she also received her first lessons at a school for foreigners. Then they came to the United States, where she attended schools in different cities and states. Until 1918 she studied at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Finally, she finished her studies at the University of Hawaii. During this time she also married Joseph Rider Farrington, who was represented from 1943 to 1954, the Hawaii Territory as a delegate in the U.S. Congress.

Elizabeth Farrington was 1918-1957 worked for the newspaper " Honolulu Star Bulletin " as a correspondent. In this newspaper her husband was manager and president. After his death in 1954 she took over until 1963 and its agencies in the newspaper. At the same time, she led the " Honolulu Lithograph Company ".

Political career

Farrington was, like her husband, a member of the Republican Party. From 1946 to 1948 she was president of the Women's Association of their party ( League of Republican Women) in Washington DC and from 1949 to 1953 she was president of the Republican Women clubs nationwide ( National Federation of Republican Women's Clubs). In 1952 she was delegate to the Republican National Convention, was nominated at the Dwight D. Eisenhower as a presidential candidate. After the death of her husband she was appointed his successor as delegate in Congress. In the congressional elections of 1954, she was even elected to a legislature in the U.S. House of Representatives. There, she represented between 31 July 1954 to January 3, 1957, the Hawaii Territory. In the congressional elections of 1956 they defeated John Anthony Burns, the candidate of the Democratic Party, which should be up to 1959 last delegate of the territory in Congress. Followed by a presentation of the state -imposed since 1959 for regular state of Hawaii Congressman with full voting rights.

After the end of her time in Washington, Elizabeth Farrington again devoted their business interests in Hawaii. In 1969, she returned for a short time in politics when she was appointed by President Richard Nixon to a Head of Department in the Ministry of Interior. Your department dealt with the administration of the American territories. After that, Farrington he finally retired from politics. She died in 1984 in Honolulu.