Georgia Neese Clark Gray

Georgia Neese Clark Gray
29th Treasurer of the United States
In office
June 21, 1949 – January 27, 1953
PresidentHarry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byWilliam Alexander Julian
Succeeded byIvy Baker Priest
Personal details
Born(1898-01-27)January 27, 1898
Richland, Kansas, U.S.
DiedOctober 26, 1995(1995-10-26) (aged 97)
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)George M. Clark (1929-1940s, divorced)
Andrew J. Gray
Alma materWashburn University
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Georgia Neese Clark Gray (January 27, 1898 – October 26, 1995)[1] was an American actress and banker who served as the 29th treasurer of the United States from 1949 to 1953, and was the first woman to hold that office.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Wolfgang Saxon (October 28, 1995). "Georgia Neese Clark Gray, 95, First Woman as U.S. Treasurer". The New York Times. p. 50.
  2. ^ "Treasurers of the United States | U.S. Department of the Treasury". home.treasury.gov. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  3. ^ Saxon, Wolfgang (28 October 1995). "Georgia Neese Clark Gray, 95, First Woman as U.S. Treasurer". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Georgia Neese Clark Gray". Kansas Historical Society. June 2003. Retrieved September 27, 2017.