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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...
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    December 4, 1873, to Ambrose B. Ross and Sue Gray and later attended the Peabody Normal School. He met Nellie Davis Tayloe while she was visiting her relatives...
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    Texas, and the second woman to be governor of any U.S. state, after Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming. Miriam Amanda Wallace Ferguson was born in Bell County...
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    special election was held to fill the remainder of Ross's term and his widow, Nellie Tayloe Ross, defeated Republican nominee E. J. Sullivan by a wide...
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  • horse breeder, planter, and land speculator John Tayloe Lomax (1781–1862), American jurist Nellie Tayloe Ross (1876–1977), American politician, 14th Governor...
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  • Nellie Tayloe Sanders is an American politician who has served as the Oklahoma Secretary of Education since January 24, 2024. Nellie Tayloe Sanders graduated...
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    In 1924, Wyoming was the first state to elect a female governor, Nellie Tayloe Ross, who took office in January 1925. Due to its civil-rights history...
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  • Scottish footballer Miles Ross (1827–1903), US Congressman from New Jersey Nellie Tayloe Ross (1876–1977), Governor of Wyoming Nicole Ross (born 1989), American...
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    election took place on November 3, 1926. Incumbent Democratic Governor Nellie Tayloe Ross, first elected in the 1924 special election, ran for re-election to...
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    assistant director. In 1933, the Mint gained its first female Director, Nellie Tayloe Ross, and despite initial mistrust between her and O'Reilly, they came...
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    the Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco mints. Mint director Nellie Tayloe Ross had long admired Franklin, and wanted him to be depicted on a coin...
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  • (House) Nellie Tayloe Ross was the first female governor of a U.S. state, serving as Governor of Wyoming from 1925 to 1927. Her husband William B. Ross was...
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  • 27, 2012. "Nellie Tayloe Ross Biography" (PDF). Made In Wyoming. June 2, 2014.[permanent dead link] "Wyoming Governor Nellie Tayloe Ross". Former Governors'...
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    governor pursuant to a special election was Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming (widow of late Governor William B. Ross, served from January 1923 to October 1924)...
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    governor of Texas and the second to be governor of any U.S. state, after Nellie Tayloe Ross, although Ferguson was the first to be elected to the office. Thomas...
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    $1,000. The deadline for submissions was April 15; Mint Director Nellie Tayloe Ross and three sculptors were to be the judges. Competitors were to place...
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    female politics continued into the 20th century. In 1925, Democrat Nellie Tayloe Ross became the first elected female governor of a U.S. state. Wyoming...
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    the United States, after Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming. Both women followed husbands who had served earlier. Nellie Tayloe Ross was sworn in on January...
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    of evolution on the grounds of intellectual disagreement" 1925 – Nellie Tayloe Ross elected governor of Wyoming 1925 – WSM broadcasts the Grand Ole Opry...
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    2023. "Governor Ross Is Dead". Casper Star-Tribune. October 2, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved July 24, 2023. Sobel 1978, p. 1775. "Nellie Tayloe Ross". National Governors...
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  • Missouri House of Representatives Sid Rogell, Hollywood producer Nellie Tayloe Ross, first woman elected governor of a U.S. state; governor of Wyoming...
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    Cordell Hull 71.84 50.84 Alben W. Barkley 77 Walter F. George 52.5 52.5 Nellie Tayloe Ross 31 James A. Reed 48 52 Henry Tureman Allen 28 Atlee Pomerene 47 3...
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    continuing to serve as secretary of state. In November, Ross's widow, Democrat Nellie Tayloe Ross won election to the special election to complete her husband's...
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  • Sullivan Ross (1838–1898), 19th Governor of Texas Nellie Tayloe Ross (1876–1977), 14th Governor of Wyoming, wife of William B. Ross William H. H. Ross (1814–1887)...
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    late 1924 and was succeeded first by Frank Lucas, then by Ross's widow Nellie Tayloe Ross, who won the 1924 special election to complete her husband's...
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  • Minister of Environment in France (2005–07) Nellie Roberts (1872–1959), British botanical artist Nellie Tayloe Ross (1876–1977), first American woman state...
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    addressing the concerns about Roosevelt's head. The Mint Director, Nellie Tayloe Ross, sent photographs to the commission, which rejected it and proposed...
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    21, 1938, Schlag's design for the Jefferson nickel was selected by Nellie Tayloe Ross, Director of the United States Mint. Schlag won $1,000 for his winning...
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    (1965–1967; 1971–1978) Nellie Tayloe Ross (1876–1977), Governor of Wyoming (1925–1927), first female governor of a U.S. state William B. Ross (1873–1924), Governor...
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    Caulfield, Michael (June 11, 2005). "Joan Allen receives the 2005 Nellie Tayloe Ross Award from Patricia Heaton". Getty Images. Archived from the original...
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