Belva Lockwood

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Belva Lockwood

AKA Belva Ann Bennett

Born: 24-Oct-1830
Birthplace: Royalton, NY
Died: 19-May-1917
Location of death: Washington, DC
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Congressional Cemetery, Washington, DC

Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Activist
Party Affiliation: See Note [1]

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Feminist

[1] Equal Rights Party.

Father: Lewis J. Bennett
Mother: Hannah Green Bennett
Husband: Uriah H. McNall (d. 1853)
Daughter: Lura (b. 1853)
Husband: Ezekiel Lockwood (b. 1803, m. 1868, d. 23-Apr-1877)
Son: Jessie (b. 1869, d.)

University: Genesee Wesleyan Seminary
University: Genesee College (1857)
Law School: National University Law School (1873)
Teacher: Lockport Union School, Lockport, NY

National Woman Suffrage Association
Universal Franchise Association
District of Columbia Bar 1873
League of Women Voters
US Supreme Court Bar 3-Mar-1879
National Women's Hall of Fame 1983

Appears on postage stamps:
USA, (17 cents, issued 18-Jun-1986)

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