Background
She was born Edith Madison Costello on July 12, 1888, in Elmira, Chemung County, New York, the daughter of William Edward Costello and Virginia (Earle) Costello.
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Edith Cheney
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She was re-elected twice and remained in the Assembly until 1944, sitting in the 163rd and 164th New York State Legislatures. She was President of the New York State Federation of Women"s Clubs from 1940 to 1942. In 1943, the assembly seats were re-apportioned, and Steuben County lost its second seat.
William M. Stuart—who at that time represented the 2nd district—was re-elected in the whole county in November 1944.
In December 1944, Edith Cheney was appointed to the Nutrition Board of the State Education Department. She died on August 31, 1953.
And was buried at the Hope Cemetery in Corning.
Membership
Her husband was District Attorney of Steuben County from 1921 to 1931. And a member of the New York State Assembly (Steuben Company, 1st Doctorate) from 1937 until his death, after an appendectomy, on April 18, 1939.
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Political Party
Republican party