Eva Kelly Bowring

Republican Senator of Nebraska

Congresses Served

Senate Terms

January 1, 1892 (93 years old)

Birthday

January 1, 1985

Death

First woman to represent Nebraska in the U.S. Senate.
Served as a U.S. Senator from April 16, 1954, to November 7, 1954.
Appointed to the Senate to fill a vacancy caused by the death of a predecessor.
Active in Republican politics in Nebraska prior to her Senate appointment.
Continued ranching after her Senate service.
Served part-time on the Board of Parole of the Department of Justice from 1956 to 1964.
Her ranch was donated to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission after her death, becoming a state historical park.
Lived from 1892 to 1985, passing away just one day before her 93rd birthday.