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Nov 4, 2017 · On Nov 4, 1924, Nellie Tayloe Ross was elected governor of Wyoming, and became the first woman governor in the United States. Ross was elected a month after her husband, Governor William B. Ross, died suddenly of appendicitis. On the day of her husband’s burial, the chairman of the state Democratic Committee asked a delicate question: Would ...
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. | Photo shows Nellie Davis Tayloe Ross (1886-1958), governor of Wyoming and director of the United States Mint. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2017)
Nov 29, 2023 · Wyoming Governor. She gained recognition after being elected as the first governor of any state in the United States. She served from January 5, 1925 to January 3, 1927. She was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to the post Director of the U.S. Mint from 1933 to 1953. She was the wife of William B. Ross,...
Nov 8, 2014 · Nellie Tayloe Ross died in Washington, D.C. on November 19, 1977 and was buried in Cheyenne. Term as Governor: Monday, January 05, 1925 - Saturday, January 01, 1927. Nellie Tayloe Ross won an election to replace her late husband and became the first woman governor in the United States. Governor Ross survived several challenges to her authority ...
She served as Director of the U.S. Mint through both the Great Depression and World War II, two of the most difficult times in our country’s history. She went on to work tirelessly on behalf of women’s rights until she passed away at 101 years old in 1977. In 2007 a documentary was made about Nella Tayloe Ross titled, Governor Lady.
Elizabeth B. Tayloe was the mother of Nellie Tayloe Ross, first woman governor in the United States (Wyoming). Elizabeth Blair Green Tayloe was the daughter of Samuel Ball Green Sr. (1802-1858) and Amanda Bruce Davis (1825-1865). She married James Wynns Tayloe (1832-1920) on 15 January 1863 at St. Joseph, Buchanon...
Nellie Tayloe Ross. Nellie Tayloe Ross (born Nellie Davis; November 29, 1876 — December 19, 1977) was an American politician. She was the 14th Governor of Wyoming. She is the only female governor that state has had. Ross was born near St. Joseph, Missouri. She died when she was 101 years old.
