Mayme Ousley
American politician
Mayme Hanrahan Ousley (January 2, 1887 – October 29, 1970) was the mayor of St. James, Missouri on several occasions. At her election in 1921, she was the first elected woman mayor in Missouri.
Life and career
Mayme Hanrahan was born in the town of Edgar Springs, in Phelps County, and grew up in the county seat, Rolla. In 1905 she married fellow Phelps County native Edward William "Ed" Ousley, a 1906 graduate of the dental school of Washington University in St. Louis. That year the couple moved to St. James, where Edward opened a dental practice and where they would remain for the rest of their adult lives. They soon became active in many local civic organizations, and Dr. Ousley joined the town's semi-professional baseball team.
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