Harriet Mack | |
|---|---|
 Harriet Mack in 1912 | |
| Born | 1866 Buffalo, New York |
| Died | August 2, 1954 (aged 87–88) Buffalo, New York |
| Spouse(s) | Norman E. Mack (m. 1891) Charles Compton (b. 1949) |
| Relatives | George Wadsworth II (son-in-law) |
Harriet Belle Mack (née Taggart; 1866 – August 2, 1954) was an American politician. She and her husband Norman E. Mack were influential figures in the New York State Democratic Party.
Biography
[edit]Mack was a presidential elector and delegate to the Democratic National Convention from New York in 1932, 1936, 1940 and 1944.[1] In 1933 she was a delegate to the New York convention to ratify 21st amendment in 1933. In 1933, she was a candidate for Democratic National Committeewoman for New York State to replace Elisabeth Marbury.[2] She also served on the Board of Women Managers of the Pan-American Exposition.[3]
Mack and her husband Norman E. Mack had two daughters.[4] In 1949, she remarried to Royal Navy veteran Charles Compton.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Index to Politicians: Mack. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved on 19 October 2011.
- ^ "MRS. MACK IS URGED FOR COMMITTEE POST; Buffalo Democrats Want Widow of the Leader Named to Miss Marbury's Post. (Published 1933)". The New York Times. 1933-01-26. Retrieved 2025-10-11.
- ^ "Harriet Taggart Mack". buffaloah.com. Retrieved 2025-10-11.
- ^ Hills, Frederick S. (1910). New York State Men: Biographic Studies and Character Portraits. The Argue Company. p. 14. Retrieved 2024-07-25 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "IHarriet Mack. Welchof Buffalo Is Married To Charles Compton, Royal Navy Veteran (Published 1949)". 1949-03-06. Retrieved 2025-10-11.
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