governor predecessor successor death_date birth_place party office birth_date term_start article_title term_end name
cliff finch john bell williams ross barnett william winter william winter robert d. morrow , sr. brad dye brad dye william winter 23 december 2007 hattiesburg , mississippi democrat 26th treasurer of mississippi lieutenant governor of mississippi 44th and 46th state 04 september 1920 january 19 , 1960 20 , 1976 january 16 , 1968 january evelyn gandy
 january 21 , 1964 22 , 1980 january 18 , 1972 january evelyn gandy
evelyn gandy

edythe evelyn gandy -lrb- september 4 , 1920 -- december 23 , 2007 -rrb- was an american politician who was the first female elected to a statewide office in mississippi -- that of treasurer for the state of mississippi .
later , she was elected insurance commissioner and 26th lieutenant governor of mississippi .
