Frances Payne Bolton (March 29, 1885 - March 9, 1977) was a Republican politician from Ohio. She served in the United States House of Representatives. March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in leap years). ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ...

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Bolton was the granddaughter of Henry B. Payne. Active in public health, nursing education and other social service, education, and philanthropic work, she succeeded her husband, Chester C. Bolton, in office a few months after his death in 1939. Upon election to the remainder of her late husband's term, Bolton refused the House of Representative's offer of the customary widow's allowance comprising the remainder of the unearned Congressional salary her late husband would have collected had he served out his term. She represented the 22nd District, once the largest House district in Ohio, mostly consisting of Cleveland's eastern suburbs. Bolton served an additional fourteen terms, serving alongside her son, Oliver P. Bolton for three of those terms. She and Oliver appeared on "What's My Line?" as the only mother and son serving together. [It was reported that when he voted "against" her, she once stage-whisphered, "That's my Bold textadoptedBold text son." In 1955, she became the first American woman member of Congress to head an international delegation, using her own resources to fund them. One of her most lasting achievements was sponsoring legislation to purchase property across the Potomac River from Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington. This prevented commercialization of the area and preserved its appearance as it was when Washington lived there. Bolton had a phenomenal relationship with her constituents of Italian-American heritage and was known for mailing government child-care pamphlets to homes where new children were born. Nickname: The Forest City Motto: Progress and Prosperity Location in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA Coordinates: Country United States State Ohio County Cuyahoga Founded 1796 Incorporated 1836 Mayor Frank G. Jackson (D) Area    - City 82. ... Henry B. Payne (November 30, 1810 - September 9, 1896) was a Democratic politician from Ohio. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Oliver Payne Bolton was an American politician of the Republican party who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1953-1957 and from 1963-1965. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States (USA). ... Back of the main house. ... George Washington (February 22, 1732–December 14, 1799)[1] led Americas Continental Army to victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and was later elected the first President of the United States. ...

After rising to become ranking minority member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Bolton was defeated in a bid for a sixteenth term in 1968 by Charles Vanik. Bolton retired to her family home, Franchester, named for herself and her late husband, in Lyndhurst, Ohio. She was a devotee of yoga. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Charles Albert Vanik (born April 7, 1913) was a Democratic politician from Ohio. ... A woman practising hatha yoga Yoga (Devanagari: योग) is a family of ancient spiritual practices originating in India. ...

See also:

• Election Results, U.S. Representative from Ohio, 22nd District
• List of United States Representatives from Ohio