Millicent Fenwick

Millicent Fenwick
United States Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture
In office
June 13, 1983 – March 20, 1987
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byFred Eckert
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's 5th district
In office
January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983
Preceded byPeter Frelinghuysen
Succeeded byJim Courter (redistricting)
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 8th district
In office
January 13, 1970 – December 14, 1972
Preceded byWebster B. Todd Jr.
Succeeded byVictor A. Rizzolo
Personal details
Born
Millicent Vernon Hammond

(1910-02-25)February 25, 1910
New York City, U.S.
DiedSeptember 16, 1992(1992-09-16) (aged 82)
Bernardsville, New Jersey, U.S.
Resting placeSt. Bernard’s Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Hugh McLeod Fenwick
(m. 1932; div. 1945)
Children2
Parent(s)Ogden H. Hammond
Mary Picton Stevens
RelativesSee Stevens family
EducationBarnard College
New School

Millicent Vernon Fenwick (née Hammond; February 25, 1910 – September 16, 1992) was an American fashion editor, politician, and diplomat. A four-term Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey, she was renowned for her energy and colorful enthusiasm. She was regarded as a moderate and progressive within her party and was outspoken in favor of civil rights and the women's movement.