Person Record

Metadata

Name

Stovall, Thelma Loyace (Hawkins), 1919-1994

Birth Date

04/01/1919

Place of Birth

Munfordville, KY

Death Date

02/04/1994

Place of Death

Louisville, KY

Father

Samuel Dewey Hawkins

Mother

Addie Mae (Goodman) Hawkins

Spouse

Lonnie Raymond Stovall

Relationships

Democratic Party

Titles & Honors

"one of only a handful of dignitaries to lie in state in the capitol. She is buried in Resthaven Memorial Park in Louisville." Lindsay Crawford Campell, "Stovall, Thelma Loyace (Hawkins) in Encyclopedia of Louisville, p. 854.

Places of Residence

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky

Education

Louisville Girls' High School
LaSalle Extension University in Chicago (Law)
University of Kentucky (Summer School)
Eastern Kentucky University (Summer School)

Occupation

Kentucky House of Representatives, 1950 (3 consecutive terms)
Young Democrats of Kentucky, National committee member, 1952-1956; President, 1956-1958.
Secretary of State, elected1955 for 1956-60, elected in 1963 for 1964-68, elected in 1971 for 1972-75
State Treasurer, elected in 1959 for 1960-64; elected in 1967 for 1968-72
Lieutenant Governor, race in 1975; served 1974-79.
Governor, 1979 race; defeated in the May 27, 1979 Primary
Labor Commissioner (1982-1983)

Role

Political

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