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First Lady Of Florida
The first lady of Florida is the title held by the hostess of the Florida Governor's Mansion, usually the spouse of the governor of Florida, concurrent with the governor's term in office. Casey DeSantis is the current first lady of Florida, assuming the position on January 8, 2019, as the wife of 46th and current Florida governor Ron DeSantis, with whom she has three children. Rhoda Elizabeth Waller Gibbes, the mother of Florida governor Albert Gilchrist, served as first lady of Florida from 1909 to 1912, and pushed for a monument to the American Civil War Battle of Olustee. In 2019, Casey DeSantis established the First Lady's Medal for Courage, Commitment, and Service. First ladies of Florida * Casey DeSantis (2019–present) * Ann Scott (2011–2019) * Carole Crist (2008–2011) *Columba Bush (1999–2007) * Rhea Chiles (1991–1998) *Margie Mixson (1987) *Adele Khoury Graham (1979–1987) * Donna Lou Harper Askew (1971–1978) *Erika Mattfeld Kirk (1967–1970) *Mildred C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casey DeSantis
Jill Casey DeSantis ('' née'' Black, born June 26, 1980) is an American former news and television show host who is the first lady of Florida. She is the wife of the 46th governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis. Early life and education Jill Casey Black was born on June 26, 1980, in Troy, Ohio. She graduated from the College of Charleston, where she received a Bachelor of Science in economics, with a minor in French. Career Television Early in her career DeSantis hosted the Golf Channel programs ''On The Tee'' and ''PGA Tour Today''. She was also a local newscaster and anchor for WJXT, an independent station in Jacksonville, Florida. She held several positions there, including general assignment reporter, morning anchor, and police reporter. She also did special reports, including for CNN. In 2014, DeSantis was a creator-moderator for ''The Chat'', an hour-long round table panel discussion talk show that aired on Tegna's Jacksonville stations WTLV (NBC) and WJXX (ABC). She hosted t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adele Khoury Graham
Adele Khoury Graham (born April 4, 1938) is an American educator and the former First Lady of Florida from 1979 to 1987. She is the wife of the 38th Governor of Florida and former United States Senator Bob Graham. Adele Graham was the First Lady of the state of Florida from 1979 to 1987. She spent her career as public school teacher in Massachusetts and Miami, Florida. In all, the Grahams have four children and 11 grandchildren. Life and career Adele Khoury Graham was born and raised in Miami, Florida. Her parents, Mildred (Moore) and Gabriel Robert Khoury, both moved to Florida in the 1920s. Her mother came from Ohio. Her father was born in Beirut, Lebanon, and spent his younger years, after immigrating, in the state of Georgia. While at the University of Florida, she became engaged to Bob Graham. They married during her junior year and Bob's senior year. Then they moved to Boston, where Bob attended Harvard Law School and Adele graduated from Boston University. She taught ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of People From Florida
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union club Other uses * Angle of list, the leaning to either port or starboard of a ship * List (information), an ordered collection of pieces of information ** List (abstract data type), a method to organize data in computer science * List on Sylt, previously called List, the northernmost village in Germany, on the island of Sylt * ''List'', an alternative term for ''roll'' in flight dynamics * To ''list'' a building, etc., in the UK it means to designate it a listed building that may not be altered without permission * Lists (jousting), the barriers used to designate the tournament area where medieval knights jousted * ''The Book of Lists'', an American series of books with unusual lists See also * The List (other) * Listing (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Current United States First Spouses
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union club Other uses * Angle of list, the leaning to either port or starboard of a ship * List (information), an ordered collection of pieces of information ** List (abstract data type), a method to organize data in computer science * List on Sylt, previously called List, the northernmost village in Germany, on the island of Sylt * ''List'', an alternative term for ''roll'' in flight dynamics * To ''list'' a building, etc., in the UK it means to designate it a listed building that may not be altered without permission * Lists (jousting), the barriers used to designate the tournament area where medieval knights jousted * ''The Book of Lists'', an American series of books with unusual lists See also * The List (other) * Listing (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Donelson Jackson
Rachel Jackson ( ''née'' Donelson; June 15, 1767 – December 22, 1828) was the wife of Andrew Jackson, the 7th president of the United States. She lived with him at their home at The Hermitage, where she died just days after his election and before his inauguration in 1829—therefore she never served as First Lady of the United States, First Lady, a role assumed by her niece, Emily Donelson. Rachel Jackson was married at first to Lewis Robards in Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville. In about 1791, she eloped with Andrew Jackson, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peggy Eaton
Margaret O'Neill (or O'Neale) Timberlake Eaton (December 3, 1799 – November 8, 1879), was the wife of John Henry Eaton, a United States senator from Tennessee and United States Secretary of War, and a confidant of Andrew Jackson. Their marriage was the cause of a national controversy known as the Petticoat affair. While better known in history as Peggy, Margaret stated in her autobiography, "I never was called Peggy in all my life. . . . I was ordinarily called by my proper name of Margaret." Early life Margaret O'Neill was the daughter of Rhoda Howell and William O'Neill, the owner of Franklin House, a popular Washington, D.C. hotel. She had five siblings: William, Robert, John, Mary, and Georgianna. As a girl, she was noted for her beauty, wit and vivacity. Well-educated for her time and sex, she studied French and was known for her ability to play the piano. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chloe Merrick Reed
Chloe Merrick (1832–1897) was an American educator who worked to educate and improve the welfare of freedmen and their children. She established a school on Amelia Island, Florida during and after the American Civil War. In addition to teaching, she conducted appeals to her hometown of Syracuse, New York for contributions of money, goods, and clothes. She also established an orphanage. She later taught freedmen in North Carolina, where she moved for her health. In 1869, Merrick married Florida Republican Governor Harrison M. Reed. She is believed to have influenced his administration in its support for education and welfare for all residents. Public education was expanded in the state in the early 1870s for both black and white children. After Reed left office, Merrick continued to work on those issues, serving in Jacksonville, Florida for several years on the board of the new St. Luke's Hospital Association in the 1880s, which founded the city's first hospital. Life Merrick was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floride Lydia Pearson Fleming
Floride may refer to: ''Floride'' is the French name for Florida and may be used in Francophone references to the state: * Floride (film) * Renault Floride, a sports car * French Florida (french: Floride française, links=no) Other uses: * An uncommon female given name – see e.g. Floride Calhoun * A misspelling for "fluoride" * A typeface by Deberny & Peignot See also * * Florid (other) Florid (literally "flowery") is a word with several meanings, including red in color, ornate, and abundant or disorganized. It may also refer to: * Florid, Illinois, United States, an unincorporated community * Great Wall Florid, a car See also ... * Florida (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
May Mann Jennings
May Mann Jennings (born May Austin Elizabeth Mann; April 25, 1872 – April 24, 1963) was an American activist who was the first lady of Florida from 1901 to 1905. As one of Florida's most powerful and influential women, she was a leader of organizations, both civic and philanthropic, and founder of the League of Women Voters of Florida. Her father, Austin Mann, was a state senator and May Mann worked as his assistant when he ran for and was elected state representative. She became the first lady of Florida as wife of Governor William Sherman Jennings and is credited with having advanced his political career significantly through relationships gained while working for her father and through her many activities. Early years May Mann was born in the Centerville section of Bayonne, New Jersey. Her parents moved to Crystal River, Florida, in 1874. While living there her father, Austin Mann, was elected to the Florida Senate. Her mother, Rachel Mann, died in 1882 when May was n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Call Darby Collins
Mary Call Darby Collins (September 11, 1911 – November 29, 2009http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20091130/BREAKINGNEWS/91130017/Collins-died-Sunday-after-long-illness) was an American historic preservationist who was the first lady of Florida from 1955 to 1961 as the wife of Governor LeRoy Collins. Early years Mary Call was born in New York City, New York, the only child and daughter of Thomas Arthur Darby and Jane Kirkman Brevard. Brevard being the daughter of Theodore Washington Brevard Jr. and Mary Laura Call. Mary Laura Call was the daughter of Richard Keith Call, 3rd and 5th territorial governor of Florida and Mary Letitia Kirkman. Mary Call was born in New York because her father had business interests there. However, concerned for her health in the harsh northern winters, Jane Darby and Mary moved to Tallahassee and the Brevard family home of her maternal grandmother, Mary Call Brevard, and her Aunt Caroline Mays Brevard on Monroe Street. Thomas Darby visited his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donna Lou Harper Askew
Reubin O'Donovan Askew (September 11, 1928 – March 13, 2014) was an American politician, who served as the 37th governor of Florida from 1971 to 1979. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 7th U.S. Trade representative from 1979 to 1980 under President Jimmy Carter. He led on tax reform, civil rights, and financial transparency for public officials, maintaining an outstanding reputation for personal integrity. Born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, Askew established a legal practice in Pensacola, Florida, after graduating from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. He served as a military intelligence officer in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. Askew won election to the Florida House of Representatives in 1958 and to the Florida Senate in 1962. He defeated incumbent Republican governor Claude R. Kirk Jr. in the 1970 gubernatorial election and won re-election in 1974. As governor, Askew presided over the imposition of the state's first corporate t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margie Mixson
Margie Mixson (''née'' Grace; born July 12, 1927) is an American educator who served as the Second Lady of Florida from 1979 to 1987, and as the First Lady of Florida for three days alongside her husband Lieutenant Governor and Governor Wayne Mixson. Early life On July 12, 1927, Margie Grace was born to George Grace and Wilkie Bowen. Her great-grandfather Henry Bartlett Grace served as a Confederate army officer and aided in the foundation of Graceville, Florida. When she was 14 she met Wayne Mixson, who was 19. On December 27, 1947, she married Mixson in Graceville, Florida. Mixson graduated from Graceville High School, Florida State University with a bachelor's degree, and the University of Florida with a master's degree. During her education at Florida State University she became a member of Kappa Delta Pi. After graduating from university she started teaching English in Campbellton, Florida and at Graceville High School. She later served as an American Literature profess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
