Emma Guy Cromwell
| Emma Guy Cromwell | |
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| 58th Secretary of State of Kentucky | |
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In office January 1, 1924 – January 1, 1928 |
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| Governor | William J. Fields |
| Preceded by | Fred A.Vaughn |
| Succeeded by | Ella Lewis |
| 21st Treasurer of Kentucky | |
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In office January 1, 1928 – January 1, 1932 |
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| Governor | Flem D. Sampson |
| Preceded by | Edward Blan Dishman |
| Succeeded by | Elam Huddleston |
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| Born | September 28, 1865 Simpson County, Kentucky |
| Died | July 19, 1952 (aged 86) Frankfort, Kentucky |
| Spouse(s) | William F. Cromwell |
| Children | William Foree |
| Parents | Benjamin Ashley (or Ashley Duncan) Guy and Alice (Quisenberry) Guy |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Occupation | state librarian and director of archives, state bond commissioner, parks director, state treasurer |
Emma Guy Cromwell (September 28, 1865 – July 19, 1952) was a suffragist, women's rights activist, and early female Democratic Party politician from Kentucky in the United States. Cromwell became the first woman to hold a statewide office in Kentucky when she was elected state librarian in 1896 by a vote of the Kentucky State Senate. In 1923, Cromwell was elected Secretary of State of Kentucky in an elections against two other women. She went on to be elected Kentucky State Treasurer in 1927, and because of her conservative handling of state money, which was heavily criticized at the time, Kentucky's state funds remained secure during the Great Depression.
Emma Guy, the daughter of Ashley and Alice (Quisenberry) Guy, was born on September 28, 1865, in Simpson County, Kentucky (or Allen County). She had one sister and two brothers.
Emma attended Howard Female College at Gallatin in Sumner County, Tennessee. Later she studied parliamentary procedures at the University of Michigan.
Emma married Frankfort, Kentucky attorney William F. Cromwell on May 30, 1897 in a church ceremony in Bowling Green, Kentucky. William Cromwell was Chief Clerk of the prior State Legislative session. They had one son William Foree Cromwell. Her husband died in 1909.
In 1896, Guy was appointed by the Kentucky General Assembly for the position of State Librarian making her the first female to hold a position in a Kentucky State Office. She made a career in State government and held a variety of positions over the years. From 1916 to 1918 she was enrolling clerk for the Kentucky House of Representatives. In 1922 she was parliamentarian for the Kentucky House and Senate.
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