Frances Jones Mills
Frances Jones Mills | |
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| 33rd, 35th, & 37th Kentucky State Treasurer | |
| In office January 6, 1992 – January 1, 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Mead |
| Succeeded by | John Kennedy Hamilton |
| In office January 3, 1984 – January 4, 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Drexell R. Davis |
| Succeeded by | Robert Mead |
| In office January 5, 1976 – January 7, 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Drexell R. Davis |
| Succeeded by | Drexell R. Davis |
| 78th Secretary of State of Kentucky | |
| In office January 7, 1980 – January 3, 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Drexell R. Davis |
| Succeeded by | Drexell R. Davis |
| Clerk of the Kentucky Court of Appeals | |
| In office January 3, 1972 – January 5, 1976 | |
| Preceded by | Dick Vermillion |
| Succeeded by | Martha Layne Collins |
| Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 87th district | |
| In office January 1, 1962 – January 1, 1964 | |
| Preceded by | Buford Clark |
| Succeeded by | Harry M. Hoe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 4, 1920 |
| Died | May 24, 1996 (aged 75) |
Frances Jones Mills (July 4, 1920 – May 24, 1996) was an American politician who served in various state elective offices in Kentucky for a large portion of the 1970s and 1980s. The first woman and first Democrat in the 20th century to win election to the Kentucky General Assembly from her native Knox County, she later became the first woman to serve three (non-successive) terms as Kentucky State Treasurer. In an era when Kentucky's Constitution forbad elected statewide officeholders from serving consecutive terms, Mills also served as Secretary of State of Kentucky and Clerk of the Kentucky Court of Appeals.