Nancy Stevenson

American politician
Nancy Stevenson
83rd Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
In office
January 10, 1979 – January 12, 1983
GovernorRichard Riley
Preceded byW. Brantley Harvey Jr.
Succeeded byMichael R. Daniel
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
from the 110th district
In office
December 1974 – December 1978
Preceded byNone (district created)
Succeeded byPaul Cantrell
Personal details
Born
Ferdinan Legare Backer

(1928-06-08)June 8, 1928
New Rochelle, New York, U.S.
DiedMay 31, 2001(2001-05-31) (aged 72)
Floyd County, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Olav Ivar Leiv Moltke-Hansen
Norman Williams Stevenson
EducationSmith College (B.A.)

Ferdinan Backer "Nancy" Stevenson (June 8, 1928 – May 31, 2001) was an American politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina from 1979 to 1983. She was the first and only woman to be elected to statewide office in South Carolina until the election of Dr. Barbara Nielsen as Superintendent of Education in 1990. She previously served two terms in the South Carolina House of Representatives and, after leaving office, unsuccessfully ran for the state's 2nd congressional district seat in 1984 against incumbent Floyd Spence.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Stevenson, Ferdinan Backer - South Carolina Encyclopedia". South Carolina Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  2. ^ "Nancy Stevenson's Obituary on The Greenville News". The Greenville News. Retrieved 2018-02-25.

External links

  • Nancy Stevenson at Find a Grave
Offices and distinctions
South Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by
None (district created)
South Carolina Representative from the 110th District
1974–1978
Succeeded by
Paul Cantrell
Political offices
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
1979–1983
Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
1978
Succeeded by
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