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Frances McGovern (April 18, 1927 – February 6, 2004) was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives and the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. She was born in Akron, Ohio and lived there all of her life.
McGovern was elected to the Ohio General Assembly in 1954 for the first of three consecutive terms. During her tenure in the Ohio House of Representatives, she focused on legislation that dealt with equal pay, licensing of practical nurses, and establishment of the point system for driving offenses, among other issues.
Sep 11, 2013 · Frances McGovern, grass roots politician, served the citizens of her county and state with a sense of fairness and justice. Born on April 18, 1927, McGovern has lived all her life in Akron, Ohio. She received her early education at St. Sebastian and Buchtel High School.
Drawing on geological studies, state and municipal records, local histories and personal reminiscences, Frances McGovern shows how the landscape has influenced the development of Akron, and how the layers of Akron’s history are revealed in its modern landscape.
Dec 1, 2001 · Frances McGovern gives an entertaining account of her life and the colorful people she knew in local, state, and national politics, from her start as a young lawyer in 1949 through 1964 when she quit politics after an unsuccessful run for Congress.
- Frances McGovern
- 2001
Jan 1, 1996 · Drawing on geological studies, state and municipal records, local histories and personal reminiscences, Frances McGovern shows how the landscape has influenced the development of Akron, and how the layers of Akron's history are revealed in its modern landscape.
- Frances McGovern
Frances McGovern, author of "Written on the Hills - The Making of the Akron Landscape," spoke to the Akron Roundtable at noon on Thursday, October 16, at Tangier Restaurant, 532 West Market Street, Akron.
