Nancy Stevenson Explained

Nancy Stevenson
Order:83rd
Office:Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
Governor:Richard Riley
Term Start:January 10, 1979
Term End:January 12, 1983
Predecessor:W. Brantley Harvey Jr.
Successor:Michael R. Daniel
State House2:South Carolina
District2:110th
Term Start2:December 1974
Term End2:December 1978
Predecessor2:None (district created)
Successor2:Paul Cantrell
Birth Name:Ferdinan Legare Backer
Birth Date:8 June 1928
Death Place:Floyd County, Virginia, U.S.
Party:Democratic
Spouse:Olav Ivar Leiv Moltke-Hansen
Norman Williams Stevenson
Education:Smith 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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Stevenson, Ferdinan Backer - South Carolina Encyclopedia. South Carolina Encyclopedia. 2018-02-25. en-US.
  2. Web site: Nancy Stevenson's Obituary on The Greenville News. The Greenville News. 2018-02-25.