Gertrude Walton Donahey
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Gertrude Walton Donahey (August 4, 1908-July 11, 2004) was an American politician of the Democratic party who served as Ohio State Treasurer from 1971 to 1983.
Donahey, born in Goshen Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio was the first woman to be elected to a statewide office in Ohio.
Donahey's husband, John W. Donahey, served for a time as Lieutenant Governor of Ohio. Her father-in-law, A. Victor Donahey, was a Governor of Ohio and a member of the United States Senate.
She died in Bexley, Ohio at the age of 95.
| Preceded by: John D. Herbert | Ohio State Treasurer 1971-1983 | Succeeded by: Mary Ellen Withrow |
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