Nancy Stevenson

Nancy Stevenson
83rd Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
In office January 10, 1979 – January 12, 1983
Governor	Richard Riley
Preceded by	W. Brantley Harvey Jr.
Succeeded by	Michael R. Daniel
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 110th district
In office December 1974 – December 1978
Preceded by	None (district created)
Succeeded by	Paul Cantrell
Personal details
Born	Ferdinan Legare Backer (1928-06-08)June 8, 1928 New Rochelle, New York, U.S.
Died	May 31, 2001(2001-05-31) (aged 72) Floyd County, Virginia, U.S.
Party	Democratic
Spouses	Olav Ivar Leiv Moltke-Hansen ​ ​ (m. 1950, divorced)​ Norman Williams Stevenson ​ ​ (m. 1956; died 1999)​
Education	Smith College (BA)

Ferdinan Backer "Nancy" Stevenson (June 8, 1928 – May 31, 2001) was an American politician who served as the 83rd lieutenant governor of South Carolina from 1979 to 1983. She was the first and only woman to be elected to statewide office in South Carolina until the election of Dr. Barbara S. Nielsen as Superintendent of Education in 1990. She previously served two terms in the South Carolina House of Representatives and, after leaving office, unsuccessfully ran for the state's 2nd congressional district seat in 1984 against incumbent Floyd Spence.

See also

• List of female lieutenant governors in the United States