Political career Ruth Bryan Owen

ruth bryan owen, ambassador denmark, america s first woman envoy, taking oath of office. p.f. allen, chief clerk of appointment division of department of state administering oath

owen first ran office in 1926 democratic nomination florida s 4th congressional district. year after death of father. included entire east coast of state jacksonville florida keys: miami, orlando , st. augustine. lost fewer 800 votes.

from 1925 1928, administrator @ university of miami.

two years later, after death of husband, ran again. since owen played significant role when hurricane hit miami in 1927 , put effort on promotions on newspapers, won on sears more 14,000 votes [1] , elected congress in november 1928 , began term of office on march 4, 1929, while widow , mother of four. election contested on grounds had lost citizenship marrying alien. cable act in 1922, petition citizenship, did in 1925, less 7 years required constitution. argued case before house committee on elections, saying no american man had ever lost citizenship marriage. said lost citizenship because woman, not because of marital status. u.s. house of representatives voted in favor.

owen ran re-election in 1930, defeating daytona beach attorney dewitt t. deen wide margin in june democratic primary election. republican party running first primary campaign in florida history in 1930 , did not nominate candidate run against democratic nominee, pro-prohibition owen heralded in press presumably having won re-election virtue of democratic nomination.

owen s two-year term won in 1930 prove last, however, in 1932 democratic primary defeated democratic candidate j. mark wilcox, advocated repeal of prohibition. congressional career came end in march 1933.