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Gaffney, Frances née Smith, formerly Humphreys (1858-1945), American suffragette
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- Humphreys, Frances née Smith
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1858-1945
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Frances Smith was born on 3 April 1858 in Lockport, New York to John Marston Smith and Elizabeth née Reilly. She graduated from Bay View Institute in 1876 and from the Woman's Law Class at New York University. She married as her first husband Jay Humphreys, who died in 1883 and left her a widow with two children. Her second husband Was Thomas St. John Gaffney, whom she married on 17 August 1894 in Summit, New Jersey. In 1899, she was elected president of the National Council of Women, in which capacity she served until 1902. She died in Summit, New Jersey on 23 February 1945.
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National Council of Women of the United States (Founded 1888)
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hierarchical
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1899-1902
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President
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Gaffney, Agnes Mary (1874-19??)
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family
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Gaffney, James (1866-1933), crown solicitor for county Limerick (1866-1933)
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Gaffney, Joseph (1868-1897), Limerick city councillor (1868-1897)
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family
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sister-in-law
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Gaffney, Thomas St. John (1864-1945), Consul General of the United States and president of the Patriotic League of America (1864-1945)
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Gaffney, Thomas St. John (1864-1945), Consul General of the United States and president of the Patriotic League of America is the spouse of Gaffney, Frances née Smith, formerly Humphreys (1858-1945), American suffragette