Margaret Farrow | |
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Member of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents | |
In office June 18, 2013 – December 7, 2017 | |
Appointed by | Scott Walker |
Preceded by | Judith Crane |
42nd Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin | |
In office May 9, 2001 – January 6, 2003 | |
Governor | Scott McCallum |
Preceded by | Scott McCallum |
Succeeded by | Barbara Lawton |
Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 33rd district | |
In office January 2, 1989 – May 9, 2001 | |
Preceded by | Susan Engeleiter |
Succeeded by | Ted Kanavas |
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 99th district | |
In office January 5, 1987 – January 2, 1989 | |
Preceded by | John M. Young |
Succeeded by | Frank Urban |
Personal details | |
Born | Margaret Ann Nemitz November 28, 1934 Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Died | March 8, 2022 Pewaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | (aged 87)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | John Farrow |
Children | Paul Farrow |
Profession | Teacher, realtor |
Margaret Ann Farrow (née Nemitz; November 28, 1934 – March 8, 2022) was an American Republican politician from Wisconsin. She was the 42nd lieutenant governor of Wisconsin and the first woman to hold that office. She previously served twelve years in the Wisconsin Senate and two years in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Later in life, she also served as a member of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents.
Her son, Paul Farrow, also served in the state legislature and is county executive of Waukesha County, Wisconsin.