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Female Politicians in Tennessee, N-P

  Pearl Nabers (1868-1941) — of Amory, Monroe County, Miss.; Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn.; Turrell, Crittenden County, Ark. Born in Mississippi, 1868. Republican. Postmaster at Amory, Miss., 1898-1905. Female. Died in Crittenden County, Ark., June 11, 1941 (age about 72 years). Interment at Masonic Cemetery, Amory, Miss.
  Relatives: Daughter of Frank Nabers and Courtney Nabers.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Bernice Nance — of Savannah, Hardin County, Tenn. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1952. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Linda R. Nichols — of Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tenn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
  Terri R. Nicholson — Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 2024 (voted for Donald Trump and J. D. Vance). Female. Still living as of 2024.
  Kristen Niter — of Tennessee. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  Mrs. Clyde R. Noah — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1944. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Mrs. Harry Notgrass — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1940. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Mrs. H. B. Nunn — of Ripley, Lauderdale County, Tenn. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1920. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Virginia Nyabongo — of Tennessee. Democrat. Candidate for Governor of Tennessee, 1982. Female. Still living as of 1982.
  Anna Belle Clement O'Brien — also known as Anna Belle O'Brien — of Crossville, Cumberland County, Tenn. Democrat. Candidate for Governor of Tennessee, 1982; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1996; Democratic Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
  Sue O'Dell — of Blountville, Sullivan County, Tenn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Rebecca L. Ogle — of Tennessee. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  Mary Seymour Olmsted (b. 1919) — also known as Mary S. Olmsted — of Tennessee. Born in Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn., September 28, 1919. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, 1975-79; Solomon Islands, 1978-79. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Phoebe Omlie — of Tennessee. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1936. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Molly O'Neal — of Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn. Democrat. Member, Rules Committee, Democratic National Convention, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Heather O'Toole — of Johnson City, Washington County, Tenn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Carrie E. Pace — of Johnson City, Washington County, Tenn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1944 (alternate), 1948. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Adrienne Pakis-Gillon — of Germantown, Shelby County, Tenn. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Brenda Palmer — of Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Barbara Annette Pannell (born c.1933) — of Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tenn. Born about 1933. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Alicia Parker — of Jackson, Madison County, Tenn. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Elisa Parker — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn.; Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1996, 2004, 2008; vice-chair of Tennessee Democratic Party, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Mary Parker — of Brentwood, Williamson County, Tenn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Mary Ann Parks — Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 2020 (voted for Donald Trump and Mike Pence). Female. Still living as of 2020.
  Linda Patrick — of Cleveland, Bradley County, Tenn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Beyonca J. Patterson — Socialist. Socialist Workers candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 2016 (on behalf of Alyson Kennedy and Osborne Hart). Female. Still living as of 2016.
  Maida Pearson — of Germantown, Shelby County, Tenn. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Mrs. Floy Peeler — of Covington, Tipton County, Tenn. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1940. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Sandra Perkinson — Democrat. Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 2012 (on behalf of Barack Obama and Joseph R. Biden, Jr.). Female. Still living as of 2012.
  Mrs. Floyd Perry — of Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tenn. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1948. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Martha Brooke Perry — also known as Martha Perry — of Pegram, Cheatham County, Tenn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 2004; member, Credentials Committee, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Amy L. Person — Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1956. Female. Still living as of 1956.
  Mrs. Sam Phillips — of Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1924. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Marsha Pickett — of Huntingdon, Carroll County, Tenn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
  Dixie Piet — of Johnson City, Washington County, Tenn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1940. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Stacey Jean Plant — Independent candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 2016 (on behalf of Evan McMullin and Nathan Johnson). Female. Still living as of 2016.
  Freda Player — Democrat. Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 2024 (on behalf of Kamala D. Harris and Tim Walz). Female. Still living as of 2024.
  Mrs. H. A. Pless — of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tenn. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1948. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Joanne Mullins Pogue — of Columbia, Maury County, Tenn. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Sarah Polk (1803-1891) — also known as Sarah Childress — Born in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tenn., September 4, 1803. First Lady of the United States, 1845-49. Female. Presbyterian. Slaveowner. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., August 14, 1891 (age 87 years, 344 days). Original interment at Polk Place Grounds (which no longer exists), Nashville, Tenn.; reinterment in 1893 at Tennessee State Capitol Grounds, Nashville, Tenn.
  Relatives: Daughter of Joel Childress and Elizabeth (Whitsett) Childress; married, January 1, 1824, to James Knox Polk (brother of William Hawkins Polk; uncle of Marshall Tate Polk and Tasker Polk).
  Political families: Polk family of Tennessee; Polk family of Delaware; Polk family of New York City, New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Catherine Poston — of Ripley, Lauderdale County, Tenn. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1960. Female. Still living as of 1960.
  Anna Bates Potter (d. 1912) — of Kansas. Born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Independent candidate for mayor of Kansas City, Kan., 1893. Female. Died March 27, 1912. Entombed in mausoleum at Highland Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
  Carletta Powell — Socialist. Socialist Workers candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 2024 (on behalf of Rachele Fruit and Dennis Richter). Female. Still living as of 2024.
  Mrs. Ferdinand Powell — of Johnson City, Washington County, Tenn. Democrat. Member of Tennessee Democratic State Executive Committee, 1939. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Mrs. Eddie Priest — of Huntingdon, Carroll County, Tenn. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1920. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Audrey Prince — of Oak Ridge, Anderson County, Tenn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
  Loucile Putnam — of Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County, Tenn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.

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