Mary Ellen Hawkins Explained

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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Guides @ UF: Federal Documents at University of Florida: Home. https://web.archive.org/web/20180113095046/http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/fefdl/florida/House19672001.html. 2018-01-13.
  2. Web site: Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County, 1845-2012 . Ward, Robert L. / Florida House of Representatives . 2011 . December 11, 2011.
  3. Web site: The Clerk's Manual for the Use of the Legislature of the State of Florida. 1978.
  4. Web site: A toast goodbye to Mary Ellen Hawkins, Collier County's Lady of the House.
  5. Book: Who's Who of American Women. 1983. Marquis Who's Who . 9780837904139.
  6. News: WGCU announces 2015 Makers . 16 December 2021 . News-Press . 9 December 2014 . A15.
  7. Web site: Mary Ellen Hawkins . Dignity Memorial . 13 January 2023.