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Dixie Bibb Graves

1882 - 1965

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Dixie Bibb Graves (July 26, 1882 – January 21, 1965) was an American politician. She served as the First Lady of Alabama and was the first woman to serve as a United States senator from Alabama, and only the fourth woman to become a member of the U.S. Senate. She was appointed to the Senate by her husband, Governor Bibb Graves, when Senator Hugo Black resigned in order to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court in August 1937. Graves was succeeded by fellow Democrat Lister Hill, who would serve for over 3 decades. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dixie Bibb Graves is the 18,785th most popular politician (down from 18,708th in 2019), the 16,329th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,110th in 2019) and the 1,323rd most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Dixie Bibb Graves ranks 18,785 out of 19,576. Before her are Patrick Sensburg, Uwe Tellkamp, Irina Khabarova, Bob McDonnell, Klara Geywitz, and Kevin P. Chilton. After her are Iryna Venediktova, Edwin Edwards, Mia Love, Bev Perdue, Carola Schouten, and John Sparkman.

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Among people born in 1882, Dixie Bibb Graves ranks 296. Before her are Sam Rayburn, Walter Nash, Jack Hobbs, Creighton Hale, Malcolm Champion, and Valeska Suratt.  Among people deceased in 1965, Dixie Bibb Graves ranks 245. Before her are Louis Baillon, Haldor Halderson, Clemence Dane, Randall Jarrell, Eddie Gribbon, and Creighton Hale. After her are Sherman Minton, and Douglas Payne.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dixie Bibb Graves ranks 16,336 out of 20,380. Before her are Leslie Carter (1986), Brian Williams (1959), Bob McDonnell (1954), Tiffany Haddish (1979), Danny Everett (1966), and Kevin P. Chilton (1954). After her are James Maslow (1990), Armelia McQueen (1952), Jim Thome (1970), Elton Brand (1979), Johnny Kelly (1968), and Grace Van Dien (1996).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Dixie Bibb Graves ranks 1,323. Before her are Jiří Dienstbier Jr. (1969), John H. Cox (1955), Martin O'Malley (1963), Tina Kotek (1966), Bob McDonnell (1954), and Kevin P. Chilton (1954). After her are Edwin Edwards (1927), Mia Love (1975), Bev Perdue (1947), John Sparkman (1899), Alan Keyes (1950), and Jack Markell (1960).

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