Helen Binney Kitchel
Helen Binney Kitchel | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Greenwich | |
| In office 1931–1939 | |
| Preceded by | W. Stanley Finney Georgina B. Davids[1] |
| Succeeded by | L. Paul Burke Milo A. Mitchell[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 9, 1890 |
| Died | February 11, 1990 (aged 99) |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Allan Farrand Kitchel
(m. 1909) |
| Parent(s) | Edwin Binney Alice Stead Binney |
| Relatives | Dorothy Binney Palmer (sister) |
Helen Binney Kitchel (September 9, 1890 – February 11, 1990) was an American politician. She is best known for her fight against billboards.[2] She was elected in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1931 to 1939. She was the first woman in Connecticut to have a bill named after her.[1]
Kitchel was born on September 9, 1890, in Old Greenwich to parents Edwin Binney and Alice Stead Binney.[3] She attended the Catherine Aiken School in Stamford. She married Allan Farrand Kitchel in 1909.[4]
Helen Binney Kitchel Natural Park was named after her, as is a holly grove at Greenwich Point beach.[5] In 1961, Kitchel gave the state of Connecticut a tract of land that forms what is now called Algonquin State Forest.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 "City/Town of Greenwich Historical Election Results". electionhistory.ct.gov. Connecticut Office of the Secretary of the State. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
- ↑ "The World of Helen Binney Kitchel" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
- ↑ Woodside, Chris (December 15, 2015). "Helen Binney Kitchel | Chris Woodside". chriswoodside.com. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- ↑ "Kitchel Family visits Pan-American Exposition in 1901". Greenwich Historical Society. 2020-04-13. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
- ↑ Franco, Chris (March 15, 2020). "Trailblazing Women of Greenwich Point". Greenwich Sentinel. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- ↑ "Mrs. Kitchel gives state 500-acre tract". Hartford Courant. 1961-07-06. p. 7. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
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