Dorothy B. Edwards District 93 - Portsmouth Historical Moment (jan 1, 1967 – dec 31, 1978)
Description:
Dates of Service: January 1, 1967-1979Date of Birth: March 22, 1924
Birth Place: Fall River, Massachusetts
Education: Portsmouth Public Schools and graduated from Rogers High School
Other Offices: Elected to the Town Council and became its president during her second term beginning in 1985
Affiliations: Member of the Portsmouth Republican Town Committee
Other Information: She was also a prime sponsor of a bill that restored the legal drinking age in Rhode Island to 21 years old. First woman elected to the Legislature from the town of Portsmouth.
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Date:
jan 1, 1967
dec 31, 1978
~ 12 years