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Verdia Saunders 1916 - 1987

Verdia Saunders of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois was born on June 11, 1916, and died at age 71 years old in August 1987.
Verdia Saunders
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 60619
June 11, 1916
August 1987
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Verdia Saunders' History: 1916 - 1987

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  • 06/11
    1916

    Birthday

    June 11, 1916
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  • 08/dd
    1987

    Death

    August 1987
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    Unknown
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    Verdia Saunders lived 1 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 71.
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In 1916, in the year that Verdia Saunders 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, Verdia 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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