Neva Egan

Desdia Neva Egan (October 3, 1914 – January 19, 2011) was an American educator who served as the first First Lady of Alaska from the state's creation in 1959 to 1966, and again from 1970 to 1974. Egan was the wife of the state of Alaska's first governor, William Allen Egan, and the mother of former Juneau Mayor and Alaska State Senator Dennis Egan.

Neva Egan
First Lady of Alaska
In role
January 3, 1959  December 5, 1966
Preceded byMarion Hendrickson (as wife of the acting territorial governor)
Succeeded byErmalee Hickel
In role
December 7, 1970  December 2, 1974
Preceded byDiana Miller
Succeeded byBella Hammond
Personal details
Born
Desdia Neva McKittrick

October 3, 1914
Wilson, Kansas, U.S.
DiedJanuary 19, 2011 (aged 96)
Juneau, Alaska, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseWilliam Allen Egan
ChildrenElin Carol Egan (b. and d. ca. 1941)
Dennis William Egan (b. 1947)
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