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Eliza Green Williams Brown Daggett

Eliza Green Williams Brown Daggett was born in 1851 in Rochester (Monroe Co.), NY. Her parents (Philip and Ann Bradley Greene) were from Nottinghamshire, England. Her parents came to America in 1843. She was the youngest of five children. Her oldest sibling was born in England. Her family home in Rochester was very near the home of Mary S. Anthony and Susan B. Anthony, the famous women's suffrage leader. As a young girl, Eliza was a student of Mary Anthony and became acquainted with both Mary and Susan. It is documented through newspaper articles that Eliza was a frequent visitor to the Anthony's home. (The Attleboro Sun, Oct. 24, 1922). (Mary Anthony taught at Rochester Ward School #2 from 1856 through 1883. She became principal in 1860 and resigned as principal in 1883). Eliza married Silas Grover Williams in 1869 (in Rochester) and subsequently moved to Chicago, IL. Their son, Charles Green Williams was born there in 1871, and their daughter, "Stella" was born in 1876. Stella only lived two years. Eliza became the official scorekeeper for the Chicago Cubs. (They were known then as the Chicago White Stockings (& Colts)). This fact was kept secret due to Eliza's gender; women were not accepted in that type of position at that time. This is documented in "The Cultural Encyclopedia of Baseball" by Jonathan Fraser Light. According to her son's (Chas. G. Williams) obituary, as a schoolboy, he hired out to post scores at the local ball park in 1885. At that time his mother was the official scorekeeper. She held this position between the years of 1882 through 1891. Charlie (aka Charley or C.G.), was later became the Secretary-Treasurer for the Chicago Cubs, for approximately 14 years, and held this position during their World Series win in 1908. (ref."When the Cubs Won It All", George R. Matthews.) Eliza's first husband, Silas Williams, died in 1895. She then married John Albert Brown in 1896. John had worked for the Chicago Cubs organization. He lived less than two years more after they were married. She married Homer M. Daggett, Jr. in 1903 at the home of her sister, Sarah Newell, in Rochester, NY. Homer was from a prominent political family in Attleboro, Massachusetts.They lived at One North Avenue, Attleboro, Massachusetts after their marriage. Ironically, this was next door to the current location of the Attleboro Sun Newspaper offices. Eliza was active in politics her entire life. No doubt she was inspired at an early age by the Anthony sisters in Rochester, NY. She was the National Secretary of the Woman's Relief Corp. for several years (seven terms: 1908-1915-1917-1918-1920-1922-1924.) She was National President of the Woman's Relief Corp for the years 1918-1919.

She traveled to 32 states during that time. Eliza is pictured in several Journals of the National Woman's Relief Corp. She attended several political conventions and also was on the committee that traveled to Marion, Ohio to inform Warden G. Harding of his nomination for the Presidency of the United States. The Republican National Convention took place in Chicago from June 8, to June 12, 1920 where Eliza was an attendee and alternate delegate. Women obtained the legal right to vote on August 26, 1920. Eliza became the first New England woman to run for any mayor's seat in Massachusetts. (Attleboro, MA.1920.) Her campaign platform stated: "Women are natural housekeepers and it is time for the city to receive a municipal housecleaning in more senses than one." She was a Republican. Towards the end of the campaign, she knew she had no chance to win, being a woman, so she threw her support to another candidate, who subsequently won the election. (See Attleboro Sun Chronicle, July 24, 1999). (also Eliza's obituary). Eliza is also listed on The Political Graveyard web site at www.politcalgraveyard.com, under Daggett. President Harding died on August 2, 1923 while in office. He was succeeded by Calvin Coolidge who was the 30th President of the United States, from August 2, 1923 to March 4,1929. Coolidge had been the Governor of Massachusetts. Eliza is pictured with President Coolidge on the White House Lawn in April 1924. Homer M. Daggett died in 1925 and Eliza returned to Chicago to live with her son, Charlie. She died in 1926 of breast cancer. Eliza is buried with her first two husbands, Silas G. Williams and John A. Brown, as well as her son Charles Green Williams and daughter-in-law, Carolyn M. (Balluff) Williams, in Chicago, Illinois.

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