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By Steve Stoessel, July 1, 2026
Elizabeth Van Rensselaer Gillette, MD Marker
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1 ► New York, Schenectady County, Schenectady — Elizabeth Van Rensselaer Gillette, MD —  |
| Born in Granby, Connecticut on October 21, 1874, At the age of eight she survived a typhoid outbreak that took the life of her older sister. Educated in Connecticut schools, she entered New York Medical College and Hospital for . . . — — Map (db m304766) HM | |||
| 2 ► New York, Schenectady County, Schenectady — Member, New York State Assembly — |
| Dr. Gillette had a keen interest in politics and, at the encouragement of Mayor George Lunn, she ran for the State Assembly in 1919, winning the seat to represent Schenectady District 2. She was the first upstate women to hold office in the . . . — — Map (db m304768) HM | |||