Harriot Daley | |
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Born | c. 1867
Portsmouth |
Died | November 1, 1957 |
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Harriot Daley (circa 1867 – November 1, 1957) [1] was the first telephone switchboard operator at the United States Capitol. [1] She was appointed as telephone switchboard operator at the Capitol in 1898. [2] [3]
Daley was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, the third of four children of David Jeremiah Godwin, a lawyer, judge, and Confederate Army colonel, and Lucrece Wilson. [1]
In 2018 the New York Times published a belated obituary for her. [1]
Harriot Daley | |
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Born | c. 1867
Portsmouth |
Died | November 1, 1957 |
Occupation |
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Harriot Daley (circa 1867 – November 1, 1957) [1] was the first telephone switchboard operator at the United States Capitol. [1] She was appointed as telephone switchboard operator at the Capitol in 1898. [2] [3]
Daley was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, the third of four children of David Jeremiah Godwin, a lawyer, judge, and Confederate Army colonel, and Lucrece Wilson. [1]
In 2018 the New York Times published a belated obituary for her. [1]