Marye Walsh Caron

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Marye Walsh Caron (March 2, 1900 – June 23, 1991) was an American politician in New Hampshire. She served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1939 to 1944. She was elected to the New Hampshire Senate in 1944, becoming the first woman Democrat to win a seat there. She narrowly lost reelection that year by 60 votes, but won another Senate term in 1948 and served in seven more sessions through 1961. She was the 1956 Democratic presidential elector for New Hampshire. In 1961 she became the Senate minority leader. Also in 1961, Republican Governor Wesley Powell appointed her to the New Hampshire Liquor Commission, the first woman to serve on that panel. Her nomination faced opposition from the state Democratic party chair, but the Executive Council confirmed her after months of deadlock. She served on the Liquor Commission until 1967, when she was not reappointed by Powell's Democratic successor, John W. King.