Lindy Boggs

Lindy Boggs
Portrait, 1997
5th United States Ambassador to the Holy See
In office December 16, 1997 – March 1, 2001
President	Bill Clinton George W. Bush
Preceded by	Raymond Flynn
Succeeded by	Jim Nicholson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 2nd district
In office March 20, 1973 – January 3, 1991
Preceded by	Hale Boggs
Succeeded by	William J. Jefferson
Personal details
Born	Marie Corinne Morrison Claiborne (1916-03-13)March 13, 1916 New Roads, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	July 27, 2013(2013-07-27) (aged 97) Chevy Chase, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Hale Boggs ​ ​ (m. 1938; died 1972)​
Children	4, including Barbara, Tommy, and Cokie
Education	Tulane University (BA)

Marie Corinne Morrison Claiborne Boggs (March 13, 1916 – July 27, 2013) was a politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and later as United States Ambassador to the Holy See. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Louisiana. She was also a permanent chairwoman of the 1976 Democratic National Convention, which met in New York City to nominate the Carter-Mondale ticket.^[1] She was the first woman to preside over a major party convention.^[2]

Boggs was the widow of former Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives Hale Boggs. She is one of three female U.S. Representatives from Louisiana, the others being Catherine Small Long and Julia Letlow, each of whom took office in special elections after the death of their husbands.