Emma Plummer Chadwick

Emma Plummer Chadwick
Born
Emma Plummer

(1863-11-05)November 5, 1863
Windsor, California, U.S.
DiedNovember 11, 1962(1962-11-11) (aged 99)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Resting place
Lake View Cemetery
EducationWillamette University
Illinois State Normal School
Occupationsclubwoman
schoolteacher
SpouseStephen J. Chadwick
Children4
Parent(s)Orlando Plummer (father)
Sarah B. Cool (mother)
RelativesHelen Plummer Gatch (sister)

Emma Plummer Chadwick (November 5, 1863 – November 11, 1962) was an American clubwoman, educator, and civic leader. She served as the Most Grand Worthy Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star. Chadwick also chaired the Daughters of the American Revolution committee responsible for designing the Flag of Washington.

Early life, family, and education

Chadwick was born Emma Plummer on November 5, 1863, in Windsor, California. She was the daughter of Orlando Plummer, a physician and politician who served in the Oregon House of Representatives, and Sarah B. Cool. Her parents later divorced.

She studied at Willamette University and Illinois State Normal School.

Career and civic activities

Prior to her marriage, Chadwick worked as a schoolteacher in Portland and in Pacific County.

In 1915, Chadwick chaired a design committee formed by the Daughters of the American Revolution to design a new flag of Washington. Prior to its official recognition by the Washington state government, the DAR flew the flag from 1915 to 1916 at Memorial Continental Hall in Washington, D.C.

In 1927, Chadwick succeeded Clara Henrick as the Most Grand Worthy Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star. She had previously served as the order's deputy grand matron.

Personal life and death

In 1887, she married the lawyer Stephen J. Chadwick, who later served as a justice of the Washington Supreme Court. They had four children. Their son, Stephen Fowler Chadwick, ran for the United States House of Representatives in 1926 and the United States Senate in 1932 and 1940.

She died on November 11, 1962. The Emma P. Chadwick Home, a nursing home run by the Order of the Eastern Star, was named after her.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Portraits photograph and engraving collection, approximately 1851-1999". Archives West. Retrieved October 14, 2026.
  2. ↑ Corning, Howard M. (1989) Dictionary of Oregon History. Binfords & Mort Publishing. p. 199.
  3. ↑ Portrait and Biographical Record of Portland and Vicinity, Oregon. Containing Original Sketches of Many Well Known Citizens of the Past and Present. Chicago: Chapman Pub. Co., (1903). p. 786-8.
  4. 1 2 "Take Pride in State Flag". The Seattle Times. November 12, 1923. p. 8.
  5. ↑ Duncan, Don (February 20, 1972). "Everything official, except for state fish". The Seattle Times Magazine. pp. 4–5.
  6. 1 2 "Local Woman Heads Eastern Star Order". The Seattle Star. Vol. 28, no. 289. Seattle, Washington. January 27, 1927. Retrieved October 14, 2026.
  7. ↑ "MRS. CLARA HENRICH DEAD.; Grand Matron of the Eastern Star Dies in Shanghai, China". The New York Times. New York, New York. January 27, 1927. Retrieved October 14, 2026.
  8. ↑ American Blue Book (Boswell) Western Washington (1922), p. 16.
  9. ↑ "Stephen Fowler Chadwick papers, 1917-1974". Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries. Retrieved December 21, 2021.