Former U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan, who became the first female senator to represent Missouri after she was appointed to replace her husband following his death, died Tuesday.
Carnahan, a Democrat, was appointed to the Senate in 2001 after the posthumous election of her husband, Gov.
Jean Carnahan graduated a year later from George Washington University with a bachelor’s degree in business and public administration, and they later raised four children on a farm near Rolla, Missouri.
Roger Wilson appointed Jean Carnahan to fill the seat left vacant by her husband’s death.
A private family service will be held at Carson Hill Cemetery near Ellsinore, Missouri, where Carnahan's husband and son are buried.
Persons:
U.S . Sen, Jean Carnahan, Carnahan, Mel Carnahan, “ Mom, ”, Louis, Roger, Roger Wilson, Roy Temple, Jean Carnahan’s, “ Jean, ” Temple, Temple, Sen, Joe Biden
Organizations:
U.S ., Democrat, Senate, Washington , D.C, George Washington University, Capitol
Locations:
Missouri, St, Washington ,, Rolla , Missouri, Hart, Carson Hill, Ellsinore , Missouri