Jean King | |
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7th Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii | |
In office December 2, 1978 – December 2, 1982 | |
Governor | George Ariyoshi |
Preceded by | Nelson Doi |
Succeeded by | John D. Waiheʻe III |
Member of the Hawaii Senate | |
In office 1974–1978 | |
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives | |
In office 1972–1974 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Jean Sadako McKillop December 6, 1925 Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, U.S. |
Died | November 24, 2013 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | (aged 87)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | James Aldrich King |
Children | 2 |
Jean Sadako King (née McKillop; born December 6, 1925 – November 24, 2013) was the seventh lieutenant governor of Hawaii, the state's first woman to be elected as such, from 1978 to 1982[1][2] in the administration of Governor George Ariyoshi.