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Nancy Elizabeth Hollister (née Putnam; born May 22, 1949) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Ohio. Hollister was the first and, to date, only female governor of Ohio , serving briefly from December 1998 to January 1999.
Mar 29, 2021 · Nancy Hollister still isn’t sure if she should have etched her name. Formerly the lieutenant governor of Ohio, Hollister became the first — and only — woman governor of the state on December ...
Jan 1, 2024 · Twenty-five years ago, Nancy P. Hollister was serving her initial full day as Ohio's first and only female governor. Sworn in on Dec. 31, 1998, she would lead the state for the shortest...
Jan 14, 2022 · The portrait of former Gov. Nancy Hollister, who served in that role for only 11 days, hangs in The Ladies' Gallery at the Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. Artists often put oil to canvas at this...
- Howard Wilkinson
Dec 31, 1998 · Nancy P. Hollister was the first woman to serve as Governor of Ohio, albeit for only 11 days in 1999. She was also the Mayor of Marietta, Ohio, and a member of the Ohio House of Representatives.
Nancy P. Hollister's story. Nancy Putnam Hollister was born on May 22, 1949. A descendant of Rufus Putnum, who founded Marietta in 1788, Hollister thrice made history as the first woman mayor of Marietta, first woman lieutenant governor, and first woman governor of Ohio.
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The shortest terms were held by John William Brown and Nancy Hollister, who each served for only 11 days after the governors preceding them resigned in order to begin the terms to which they had been elected in the United States Senate; the shortest-serving elected governor was John M. Pattison, who died in office five months into his term.
