ENPC_2804_Lillian_Exum_Papers_B1F1_Corr_Fred_Ross_1904
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Title: Letter from Fred S. Ross to Lillian Exum Clement, January 29, 1904
Digital Collections: Women, Marriage, and the Law
Identifier: PC_2804_Lillian_Exum_Papers_B1F1_Corr_Fred_Ross_1904
Digital Format: image/jpg
Resolution: 150 dpi
Capture Tools: Zeutschel Book Scanner
Hosted By: State Archives of North Carolina
Metadata Creator: Carr, Chauna
Type: Text
Local Call Number: PC.2084
Source: Lillian Exum Clement Stafford Papers. Private Collections. State Archives of North Carolina
Language: English
Creator: Ross, Fred S.
Date: D:29 M:01 Y:1904
Subject: Asheville (N.C.); Women lawyers
Index Terms: Stafford, Lillian Exum Clement, 1894?-1925; Ross, Fred S.
Place: Seattle, King County, Washington, United States; Biltmore, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States; Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Time Period: (1900-1929) North Carolina's industrial revolution and World War One
Description: Letter from Fred S. Ross to Lillian Exum Clement on January 29, 1904. Lillian Exum Clement Stafford, noted attorney and legislator, was born March 12, 1886 at North Fork Swannanoa River, Buncombe County, near Black Mountain, the sixth child of George Washington and Sara Elizabeth Burnett Clement. Stafford began practicing law in 1917, becoming a capable criminal lawyer in Asheville. In 1920, Stafford was elected to the North Carolina General Assembly by a landslide, becoming North Carolina's first female legislator. She served one term in 1921 and introduced, seventeen bills. After her marriage to Elias Eller Stafford in 1921, Stafford was appointed director of the state hospital at Morganton by then Governor Cameron Morrison. She remained director until her death in 1925.
Physical Characteristics: 5 pages
Format: Letters (Correspondence)
Rights: The SA of NC considers this item in the public domain by U.S. law but responsibility for permissions rests with researchers.
Source Collections: Lillian Exum Clement Stafford Papers. Private Collections. State Archives of North Carolina