Effiegene Locke Wingo
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Effiegene Locke Wingo was a U.S. Representative
from Arkansas
, wife of Otis Theodore Wingo and great-great-great-granddaughter of Matthew Locke
.
Born in Lockesburg, Arkansas
, Wingo attended public and private schools and Union Female College, Oxford, Mississippi
.
She was graduated from Maddox Seminary, Little Rock, Arkansas
, in 1901.
She moved to Texarkana, Arkansas
, in 1895 and to De Queen, Arkansas
, in 1897.
Wingo was elected as a Democrat
on November 4, 1930, to the Seventy-first
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband, Otis Theodore Wingo, and on the same day was elected to the Seventy-second
Congress and served from November 4, 1930, to March 3, 1933. She was not a candidate for renomination in 1932.
Co-founder in 1934 of National Institute of Public Affairs, Washington, D.C.
She engaged in educational and research work.
She was a resident of De Queen, Arkansas
.
She died September 19, 1962, in Burlington, Ontario
, Canada, while visiting her son.
She was interred in Rock Creek Cemetery
, Washington, D.C.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
, wife of Otis Theodore Wingo and great-great-great-granddaughter of Matthew Locke
Matthew Locke (U.S. Congress)
Matthew Locke . Father was John Locke and his wife Elizabeth . Elizabeth's maiden name may have been Witingham or Whittingham Elizabeth died August 10, 1760 in Rowan County, North Carolina and was buried at Thyatira Cememtery. Was a U.S...
.
Born in Lockesburg, Arkansas
Lockesburg, Arkansas
Lockesburg is a town in Sevier County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 711 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lockesburg is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land....
, Wingo attended public and private schools and Union Female College, Oxford, Mississippi
Oxford, Mississippi
Oxford is a city in, and the county seat of, Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States. Founded in 1835, it was named after the British university city of Oxford in hopes of having the state university located there, which it did successfully attract....
.
She was graduated from Maddox Seminary, Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...
, in 1901.
She moved to Texarkana, Arkansas
Texarkana, Arkansas
As of the census of 2000, there were 26,448 people, 10,384 households, and 7,040 families residing in the city. The population density was 830.5 people per square mile . There were 11,721 housing units at an average density of 368.1 per square mile...
, in 1895 and to De Queen, Arkansas
De Queen, Arkansas
De Queen is a city and the county seat of Sevier County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 5,765 at the 2000 census.-Geography:De Queen is located at ....
, in 1897.
Wingo was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
on November 4, 1930, to the Seventy-first
71st United States Congress
The Seventy-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1929 to March 4, 1931, during the first two years...
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband, Otis Theodore Wingo, and on the same day was elected to the Seventy-second
72nd United States Congress
The Seventy-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1931 to March 4, 1933, during the last two years...
Congress and served from November 4, 1930, to March 3, 1933. She was not a candidate for renomination in 1932.
Co-founder in 1934 of National Institute of Public Affairs, Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
She engaged in educational and research work.
She was a resident of De Queen, Arkansas
De Queen, Arkansas
De Queen is a city and the county seat of Sevier County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 5,765 at the 2000 census.-Geography:De Queen is located at ....
.
She died September 19, 1962, in Burlington, Ontario
Burlington, Ontario
Burlington , is a city located in Halton Region at the western end of Lake Ontario. Burlington is part of the Greater Toronto Area, and is also included in the Hamilton Census Metropolitan Area. Physically, Burlington lies between the north shore of Lake Ontario and the Niagara Escarpment...
, Canada, while visiting her son.
She was interred in Rock Creek Cemetery
Rock Creek Cemetery
Rock Creek Cemetery — also Rock Creek Church Yard and Cemetery — is an cemetery with a natural rolling landscape located at Rock Creek Church Road, NW, and Webster Street, NW, off Hawaii Avenue, NE in Washington, D.C.'s Michigan Park neighborhood, near Washington's Petworth neighborhood...
, Washington, D.C.