Nellie Tayloe Ross

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Nellie Tayloe Ross was an American politician who became the first female governor in U.S. history and later served as director of the U.S. Mint.

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instanceOf American politician
director of the United States Mint
governor
human
ageAtDeath 101
appointedBy Franklin D. Roosevelt
birthName Nellie Davis Tayloe
burialPlace Lakeview Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyoming
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1876-11-29
dateOfDeath 1977-12-19
educatedAt Christian College (Missouri)
endTime (Director of the Mint) 1953
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Ross
father James Wynns Tayloe
givenName Nellie
jurisdictionGoverned Wyoming
memberOf Democratic National Committee
mother Elizabeth Blair Green
notableFor first female governor in U.S. history
first woman governor of Wyoming
notableWork advocacy for Prohibition enforcement
modernization of U.S. Mint operations
numberOfChildren 4
occupation politician
public administrator
officeEnd 1927-01-03
officeStart 1925-01-05
placeOfBirth St. Joseph, Missouri
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
politicalParty Democratic Party
positionHeld Director of the United States Mint
Governor of Wyoming
precededBy (Director of the Mint) Robert J. Grant
precededBy (Governor of Wyoming) William B. Ross NERFINISHED
religion Methodism
residence Cheyenne, Wyoming
Washington, D.C.
sexOrGender female
spouse William B. Ross NERFINISHED
startTime (Director of the Mint) 1933
succeededBy (Director of the Mint) William H. Brett NERFINISHED
succeededBy (Governor of Wyoming) Frank C. Emerson NERFINISHED
workLocation Cheyenne, Wyoming
Washington, D.C.

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Ottawa, Illinois, United States birthplaceOf Nellie Tayloe Ross