Genevra R. Counihan | |
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Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the Fortieth Middlesex district | |
In office 1975–1978 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1925-12-15)December 15, 1925 Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
Died | October 28, 2024(2024-10-28) (aged 98) Concord, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
Genevra Reed Counihan (December 15, 1925 – October 28, 2024) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Concord, Massachusetts. She represented the Fortieth Middlesex district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1975 to 1978. Counihan served on the urban affairs and public service committees. She lost a bid to reelection to John H. Loring by only 300 votes.
After leaving the Great and General Court, she was a member of the board of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council. She died in Concord on October 28, 2024, at the age of 98.
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References
- ^ "History of Women in the Massachusetts Legislature 1923 – 2015" (PDF). Massachusetts Caucus of Women Legislators. 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- Swalm, Loring (January 6, 1975). "Rep. Shea named to ways and means breaking 60-year House tradition". The Lowell Sun. p. 35. Retrieved June 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Vote for State Legislature". The Boston Evening Globe. November 8, 1978. p. 28. Retrieved June 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1977" (PDF). Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- "Planning council election ousts 5". The Boston Globe. April 7, 1979. p. 18. Retrieved June 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Genevra Reed "Gen" Counihan". Dee Funeral Home. November 26, 2024.
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