claim: Lorelai Gilmore has a mother who appears on the show.
evidence: Warren D. Leary , Sr. -LRB- December 3 , 1891 -- May 19 , 1959 -RRB- was an American politician and newspaper editor .. Born in Elmira , New York , Leary served in the United States Army during World War I and World War II and was the inspector general of the 32nd Division .. United States Army. United States Army. World War I. World War I. World War II. World War II. 32nd Division. 32nd Infantry Division ( United States ). He received his bachelor 's degree from Columbia University and also sent to the University of Grenoble .. Columbia University. Columbia University. University of Grenoble. University of Grenoble. Leary worked for the New York Herald and the New York Tribune .. He was also editor of Le Digesteur in Quebec and the Chippewa Falls Gazette .. Quebec. Quebec. He was part owner , publisher , and manager of the Rice Lake Chronotype in Rice Lake , Wisconsin .. In 1933 , Leary served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was a Democrat .. Wisconsin State Assembly. Wisconsin State Assembly. Democrat. Democratic Party ( United States ). He died in Rice Lake , Wisconsin in 1959 .