Genevra R. Counihan
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the Fortieth Middlesex district
In office
1975–1978
Personal details
Born (1925-12-15) December 15, 1925[1]
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
OccupationLawyer, politician

Genevra Reed Counihan (born December 15, 1925) is an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Concord, Massachusetts.[2] She represented the Fortieth Middlesex district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1975 to 1978.[2] Counihan served on the urban affairs and public service committees.[3] She lost a bid to reelection to John H. Loring.[4][5]

After leaving the Great and General Court, she was a member of the board of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council.[6]

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References

  1. "Genevra R. Counihan". New York State, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1917–1967. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 "History of Women in the Massachusetts Legislature 1923 – 2015" (PDF). Massachusetts Caucus of Women Legislators. 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  3. Swalm, Loring (January 6, 1975). "Rep. Shea named to ways and means breaking 60-year House tradition". The Lowell Sun. p. 35. Retrieved June 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Vote for State Legislature". The Boston Evening Globe. November 8, 1978. p. 28. Retrieved June 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1977" (PDF). Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  6. "Planning council election ousts 5". The Boston Globe. April 7, 1979. p. 18. Retrieved June 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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