Ann Wood Henry

Ann Wood Henry (January 21, 1734  March 8, 1799) served as treasurer of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and became the first woman in Pennsylvania's history to hold public office. She was the wife of William Henry, a gunsmith, inventor, delegate to the Continental Congress, and patriot in the American Revolution.

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