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Nellie Davis Ross (née Tayloe; November 29, 1876 – December 19, 1977) was an American educator and politician who served as the 14th governor of Wyoming from 1925 to 1927, and as the 28th and first female director of the United States Mint from 1933 to 1953.
Apr 4, 2024 · governor (1925-1927), Wyoming. Political Affiliation: Democratic Party. Nellie Tayloe Ross (born Nov. 29, 1876, St. Joseph, Mo., U.S.—died Dec. 20, 1977, Washington, D.C.) was the first woman in the United States to serve as governor of a state and the first woman to direct the U.S. mint.
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Nov 8, 2014 · Nellie Tayloe Ross, a Democrat, was elected governor of Wyoming a month after her governor husband, William Ross, died of appendicitis in the fall of 1924. She ran because of respect for her husband’s Progressive ideas and also as a result of her own ambition.
Nov 4, 2014 · Wyoming History. WyomingPBS Education Collection. Time. Nellie Tayloe Ross (1876-1977) served as the first woman governor of a U.S. state. She was born near St. Joseph, Missouri to James Wynn Tayloe, a native of Stewart County, Tennessee, and his wife, Elizabeth Blair Green.
Nov 8, 2014 · 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.
Nellie Tayloe Ross, née Nellie Tayloe Wynns, (born Nov. 29, 1876, St. Joseph, Mo., U.S.—died Dec. 20, 1977, Washington, D.C.), first woman in the United States to serve as governor of a state and the first woman to direct the U.S. mint. Ross was elected governor of Wyoming in 1924, succeeding her husband, incumbent Democrat William Bradford ...
Nov 4, 2014 · November 4, 2014 12:00 PM EST. B efore there was Sarah Palin or Ann Richards, there was Nellie Tayloe Ross. Ninety years ago today, on Nov 4, 1924, Ross was elected governor of Wyoming, and...