Mary Foust | |
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Auditor of Kentucky | |
In office December 1969 โ December 1975 | |
Governor | Louie Nunn Wendell Ford |
Preceded by | James Thompson |
Succeeded by | George L. Atkins |
In office December 13, 1955 โ December 8, 1959 | |
Governor | Happy Chandler |
Preceded by | Herbert Tinsley |
Succeeded by | Joseph Schneider |
Personal details | |
Born | New Albany, Indiana, U.S. | October 15, 1909
Died | December 17, 1999 Shelbyville, Kentucky, U.S. | (aged 90)
Political party | Democratic (Before 1978) Republican (1978โ1999) |
Education | Georgetown College (BA) University of Louisville (JD) |
Mary Louise Foust (October 15, 1909 – December 17, 1999) served three terms as the Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts and was the first woman to run for Governor of Kentucky. She was also the first woman in the state to be a licensed attorney and a certified public accountant.[1]