Nellie Tayloe Ross Politician

Nellie Tayloe Ross (November 29, 1876 – December 19, 1977) 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.

Personal facts

Nellie Tayloe Ross
Birth dateNovember 29, 1876
Birth place
Missouri , St. Joseph Missouri , Andrew County Missouri
Religion
Episcopal Church (United States)
Date of deathDecember 19, 1977
Spouse
William B. Ross

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Politician

party
Democratic Party (United States)
successor
Frank Emerson

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Nellie Tayloe Ross on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=wyu-ah00948.xml
  2. http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675036430_casting-of-government-gold-into-bars_United-States-Mint_gold-bars_employees
  3. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=905
  4. http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/whm/bio/ross_n.htm
  5. http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womensfirsts1.html
  6. http://www.myfamilynames.com/phpGedView/individual.php?pid=I00798&ged=John%20R.%20Tayloe.GED