Mary Ellen Hawkins | |
State House: | Florida |
District: | 76th |
Term Start: | November 3, 1992 |
Term End: | November 8, 1994 |
Predecessor: | Bert J. Harris Jr. |
Successor: | Burt L. Saunders |
State House1: | Florida |
District1: | 75th |
Term Start1: | November 2, 1982 |
Term End1: | November 3, 1992 |
Predecessor1: | Frederic H. Burrall |
Successor1: | Timothy F. Ireland |
State House2: | Florida |
District2: | 89th |
Term Start2: | November 5, 1974 |
Term End2: | November 2, 1982 |
Predecessor2: | James Lorenzo Walker |
Successor2: | Joseph H. Titone |
Birth Date: | 18 April 1923 |
Birth Place: | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
Party: | Republican |
Occupation: | writer, congressional aide, educator |
Spouse: | James H. Hawkins (div.1971) |
Children: | three |
Residence: | Naples, Florida |
Alma Mater: | University of Alabama |
Mary Ellen Higgins Hawkins (April 18, 1923 – January 7, 2023) was an American politician in the state of Florida. She served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1974 to 1994, representing Collier County.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
In December 2014, it was announced that Hawkins would be honored as one of the "Women Who Make Southwest Florida" in a ceremony in March 2015.[6]
Hawkins died on January 7, 2023, at the age of 99.[7]
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