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Marguerite L. (Smith) Eiser (September 27, 1894 – September 1985) was an American politician from New York. ==Life== She was born on September 27, 1894, the daughter of J. Gardner Smith (died 1931), who was President of the Harlem Board of Commerce. She graduated from New York Collegiate Institute in 1912. Then she attended Teachers College, and there was captain of the basketball team, catcher of the baseball team, and President of the Athletic Association. She then became an athletics teacher at Horace Mann School. She lived at 21 West 122nd Street in Manhattan.〔(''DELEGATION LATE, SHE GOES'' ) in the ''New York Times'' on March 22, 1921〕 In September 1919, Smith ran in the Republican primary election for the New York State Assembly in New York County's 19th District, and defeated the Reverend R. M. Bolden, an African-American minister.〔(''NEGRO TO OPPOSE WOMAN'' ) in the ''New York Times'' on August 30, 1919〕 At the election in November 1919, she defeated the incumbent Democratic assemblyman Martin J. Healy,〔(''DEMOCRATS LOSE 18 ASSEMBLYMEN'' ) in the ''New York Times'' on November 6, 1919〕 and sat in the 143rd New York State Legislature in 1920. On the last day of the regular session, she occupied for about half an hour the Speaker's chair, being the first woman to preside over the Assembly.〔(''ACTING SPEAKER SMITH'' ) in the ''New York Times'' on April 26, 1920〕 She was re-elected in November 1920 to the 144th New York State Legislature, and was Chairwoman of the Committee on Social Welfare. She was the first woman to serve a second term in the Assembly; and the first woman to chair a standing committee of the Assembly. In November 1921, she ran again for re-election, but was defeated by Democrat James Male who had been endorsed by the Citizens Union.〔(''CITIZENS UNION GIVES LINE ON CANDIDATES'' ) in the ''New York Times'' on October 26, 1921〕 She had also incurred the wrath of the President of the Women's Trade Union League Rose Schneiderman who said that Smith was "a machine politician, and an enemy to working women."〔(''LEAGUE WOULD DEFEAT CITY ASSEMBLYWOMAN'' ) in the ''New York Times'' on October 31, 1921〕 In 1931, she married Anthony Conrad Eiser.〔(''MISS M. L. SMITH TO WED; Ex-Member of the Assembly Will Be Bride of Anthony C. Eiser'' ) in the ''New York Times'' on May 26, 1931 (subscription required)〕 She died in September 1985〔("Marguerite Eiser" ) at Social Security Info〕 in Thetford Center, Orange County, Vermont.〔("Marguerite Eiser" ) at Crestleaf〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marguerite L. Smith」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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