Madeline Cain
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Preceded byFrancine Panehal
Succeeded byDan Brady
BornMadeline A. Cain
November 21, 1949
November 21, 1949
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
DiedApril 4, 2022 (aged 72)
Lakewood, Ohio, U.S.
Madeline Cain | |
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| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 17th district | |
| In office January 3, 1989 – December 31, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Francine Panehal |
| Succeeded by | Dan Brady |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Madeline A. Cain November 21, 1949 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | April 4, 2022 (aged 72) Lakewood, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Madeline A. Cain (November 21, 1949 – April 4, 2022) was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives and the first woman mayor of Lakewood, Ohio.[1] Cain had previously represented a portion of Cuyahoga County for four terms (7 years) in the Ohio House of Representatives.[2]
The second of four daughters born to Mary Rita (née Quinn) and Edward V. Cain, she grew up on West 104th street in Cleveland. Her father was a Cleveland prosecutor.
She attended St. Augustine Academy and, at age 18, joined the Sisters of Charity. She served eight years with the Catholic Church, graduating from Ursuline College with a degree in English and Theology and subsequently teaching at her alma mater.[3]
