Neva Egan
Neva Egan | |
|---|---|
| First Lady of Alaska | |
| In role January 3, 1959 – December 5, 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Marion Hendrickson (as wife of the acting territorial governor) |
| Succeeded by | Ermalee Hickel |
| In role December 7, 1970 – December 2, 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Diana Miller |
| Succeeded by | Bella Hammond |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Desdia Neva McKittrick October 3, 1914 Wilson, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | January 19, 2011 (aged 96) Juneau, Alaska, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | William Allen Egan |
| Children | Elin Carol Egan (b. and d. ca. 1941) Dennis William Egan (b. 1947, d. 2022) |
Desdia Neva Egan (October 3, 1914 – January 19, 2011) was an American educator who served as the first First Lady of Alaska from the state's creation in 1959 to 1966, and again from 1970 to 1974. Egan was the wife of the state of Alaska's first governor, William Allen Egan, and the mother of former Juneau Mayor and Alaska State Senator Dennis Egan.