Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey
In office March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1951
Preceded by
Charles O'Brien
Succeeded by
Alfred Sieminski
Constituency
12th district (1925–33) 13th district (1933–51)
Personal details
Born
(1875-03-07)March 7, 1875 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Died
August 2, 1959(1959-08-02) (aged 84) Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Robert Norton
Education
Packard Business College
Mary Teresa Norton (née Hopkins; March 7, 1875 – August 2, 1959) was an American Democratic Party politician who represented Jersey City and Bayonne in the United States House of Representatives from 1925 to 1951.
She was the first woman member of the Democratic Party elected to Congress and the first woman elected to represent New Jersey, or any state in the Northeast. She chaired four House committees during her tenure and was a labor advocate and a supporter of women's rights.
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