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Jessie Travis 1916 - 1991

Jessie Travis was born on August 24, 1916, and died at age 75 years old on November 30, 1991. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jessie Travis.

Jessie Travis

August 24, 1916

November 30, 1991

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1916

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August 24, 1916

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1991

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November 30, 1991

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In 1916, in the year that Jessie Travis was born, suffragette Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman elected to the House of Representatives as a Representative at large from Montana. She was the first woman to hold an elected Federal office. Holding the office for two years, she ran again in 1940 and served another two year term. Montana had granted women unrestricted voting rights in 1914, 6 years before women got the vote nationally.

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In 1935, Jessie was 19 years old when on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.

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