Category Archives: Ross, Nellie Tayloe

Remembering Brad Ross

Posted on December 13, 2017 by

William Bradford “Brad” Ross III, grandson of the nation’s first female governor, Nellie Tayloe Ross, died Dec. 11, 2017, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 76. Brad was born on June 29, 1941, in Olympia, Wash., to Bradford … Continue reading →

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Nellie Tayloe Ross: The (First) Governor Lady

Posted on November 4, 2017 by

On Nov 4, 1924, Nellie Tayloe Ross was elected governor of Wyoming, and became the first woman governor in the United States. Ross was elected a month after her husband, Governor William B. Ross, died suddenly of appendicitis. On the … Continue reading →

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