Catherine E. Falvey

Catherine E. Falvey
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 24th Middlesex district
In office
1941–1944
Personal details
Born
Catherine Elizabeth Falvey

November 6, 1910
Somerville, Massachusetts
DiedFebruary 6, 1965 (aged 54)
Boston, Massachusetts

Maj. Catherine Elizabeth Falvey (November 6, 1910 – February 6, 1965) was an American attorney and Democratic politician from Somerville, Massachusetts.[1] She represented the 24th Middlesex district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1941 to 1944.[1]

From 1942–46, she served in the Women's Army Corps and retired as a major.[2]

In 1946, she unsuccessfully ran for Congress in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts's 11th congressional district, losing to future president John F. Kennedy.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "History of Women in the Massachusetts Legislature 1923 – 2015" (PDF). Massachusetts Caucus of Women Legislators. 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  2. ^ U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861–1985
  3. ^ "Catherine Falvey Funeral". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. February 8, 1965. p. 34. Retrieved February 19, 2024.


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