Evelyn Gandy Politician

Edythe Evelyn Gandy (September 4, 1920 – December 23, 2007) was an American politician who was the first female elected to a statewide office in Mississippi– that of Treasurer for the State of Mississippi. Later, she was elected insurance commissioner and 26th Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Gandy Edythe Evelyn
Birth dateSeptember 04, 1920
Birth place
Mississippi , Hattiesburg Mississippi
Date of deathDecember 23, 2007

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Office holder

governor
office
26th Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi
44th & 46th State Treasurer of Mississippi
party
Democratic Party (United States)
successor

Evelyn Gandy on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071226/OBITUARIES/712260325/1023
  2. http://www.lib.usm.edu/~archives/m367.htm
  3. http://www.stennis.gov/gandy.htm