Mary Brown Wanamaker

Mary Brown Wanamaker was a leader in welfare work and politics.[1] She was the first woman to head the Pennsylvania Republican Committee.[2]

Biography

She was born in 1869 to John Wanamaker. On June 13, 1895 she married Barclay Harding Warburton I. She died on November 18, 1954.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mrs. Barclay H. Warburton Is Dead at 85. A Leader in Welfare Work and Politics". New York Times. November 18, 1954. Retrieved 2011-05-26. Mrs. Barclay H. Warburton I, daughter of the late John Wanamaker ...
  2. ↑ "Mrs. Warburton Presides. First Woman to Sit at Head of Pennsylvania Republican Committee". New York Times. June 19, 1921. Retrieved 2011-05-29. For the first time in the history of the party in Pennsylvania, a woman today presided over the Republican organization of the State. She is Mrs. Barclay H. Warburton, Philadelphia, daughter of John Wanamaker.
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