Jean King

Jean King
King in 1978
7th Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii
In office
December 2, 1978 – December 2, 1982
GovernorGeorge Ariyoshi
Preceded byNelson Doi
Succeeded byJohn 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

(1925-12-06)December 6, 1925
Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, U.S.
DiedNovember 24, 2013(2013-11-24) (aged 87)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJames Aldrich King
Children2

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.

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  2. ^ Schultz, Jeffrey D. (2000). Encyclopedia of Minorities in American Politics: African Americans and Asian Americans. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 295. ISBN 1-57356-148-7.