Miriam A. Ferguson

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Miriam Amanda Wallace Ferguson
29th and 32nd Governor of Texas
In office January 17, 1933 – January 15, 1935
Lieutenant	Edgar E. Witt
Preceded by	Ross S. Sterling
Succeeded by	James V. Allred
In office January 20, 1925 – January 18, 1927
Lieutenant	Barry Miller
Preceded by	Pat Morris Neff
Succeeded by	Dan Moody
First Lady of Texas
In role January 19, 1915 – August 25, 1917
Governor	James E. Ferguson
Preceded by	Alice Murrell Colquitt
Succeeded by	Willie Cooper Hobby
Personal details
Born	Miriam Amanda Wallace (1875-06-13)June 13, 1875 Bell County, Texas, U.S.
Died	June 25, 1961(1961-06-25) (aged 86) Austin, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	James E. Ferguson ​ ​ (m. 1899; died 1944)​
Children	2
Education	Salado College University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

Miriam Amanda "Ma" Ferguson (née Wallace; June 13, 1875 – June 25, 1961) was an American politician who served two non-consecutive terms as the governor of Texas: from 1925 to 1927, and from 1933 to 1935. She was the first female governor of Texas, and the second woman elected to the governorship of any U.S. state to assume office, after Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming.^[1]