Nellie Tayloe Ross
Politician
1876 – 1977
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Who was Nellie Tayloe Ross?
Nellie Tayloe Ross was an American politician, the 14th Governor of Wyoming from 1925 to 1927, and director of the United States Mint from 1933 to 1953. She was the first woman to be elected governor of a U.S. state, and remains the only woman to have served as governor of Wyoming. She was a staunch supporter of Prohibition during the 1920s.
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- Born
- Nov 29, 1876
Andrew County - Spouses
- William B. Ross
(1902/09/11 - )
- William B. Ross
- Religion
- Episcopal Church
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Wyoming
- Washington, D.C.
- Kansas
- Cheyenne
- Died
- Dec 19, 1977
Washington, D.C.
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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