Chase G. Woodhouse
| Chase Woodhouse | |
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| Secretary of the House Democratic Caucus | |
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In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 |
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| Leader | John McCormack |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Edna Kelly |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 1st district |
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In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 |
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| Preceded by | Horace Seely-Brown |
| Succeeded by | Horace Seely-Brown |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 3rd district |
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In office January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 |
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| Preceded by | John McWilliams |
| Succeeded by | Horace Seely-Brown |
| Secretary of the State of Connecticut | |
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In office January 8, 1941 – January 6, 1943 |
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| Governor | Robert Hurley |
| Preceded by | Sara Crawford |
| Succeeded by | Frances Redick |
| Personal details | |
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Chase Going March 3, 1890 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Died | December 12, 1984 (aged 94) New Canaan, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Edward Woodhouse |
| Children | Noel Margaret |
| Alma mater |
McGill University University of Chicago |
Chase Going Woodhouse (March 3, 1890 – December 12, 1984) was an educator and Congresswoman from the Second Congressional District in Connecticut. She was the second woman elected to Congress from Connecticut, and the first elected as a Democrat.
Woodhouse was born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and graduated from Science Hill School, Shelbyville, Kentucky, 1908. She graduated from McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1912, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Masters of Arts degree with Honors in Economics. She then studied at the University of Berlin and the University of Chicago. She began her career as a college professor and spent the latter part of her career as a well-known political figure from Connecticut. While serving as a fellow in political economics at the University of Chicago, Chase Going met and married a professor of government, Edward Woodhouse. They had two children, Noel and Margaret.[1]
In her early career, she was a senior economist at the Bureau of Home Economics, United States Department of Agriculture, from 1926 to 1928. Shortly after moving to New London, Connecticut in 1934, Woodhouse registered to vote as a Democrat. In 1940, she was the first Democratic woman to be elected as Secretary of State for Connecticut, serving one term. She also served as chair of the New London, Democratic Town Committee in 1942 and 1943. During World War II Woodhouse was a consultant for the National Roster of Scientific and Specialized Personnel, War Manpower Commission, from 1942 to 1944. She was president of the Connecticut Federation of Democratic Women’s Clubs, from 1943 to 1948, which is the oldest federation of Democratic Women's Clubs in the nation.
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