governor predecessor successor birth_name birth_place death_date death_place party office term_end birth_date term_start spouse article_title state name
james holshouser james g. martin sam ragan jane s. patterson sara w. hodgkins james s. lofton grace jemison chicago , illinois 12 october 2011 boone , north carolina republican north of administration carolina secretary of cultural resources north carolina secretary january 10 , 1977 1987 14 june 1924 january 5 , 1973 1985 robert h. rohrer -lrb- d. 1964 -rrb- don huff grace rohrer
 north carolina grace jemison rohrer-huff
grace rohrer

grace rohrer -lrb- full name : grace jemison rohrer-huff ; june 14 , 1924 -- october 12 , 2011 -rrb- , was an american educator , arts and women 's rights activist , and politician who served as the first woman to hold a state cabinet-level position in north carolina when she was appointed secretary of cultural resources by governor james holshouser from 1973 -- 77 .
a republican , she also served as secretary of administration under james g. martin , 1985 -- 87 .
