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Dorothy Andrews Elston Kabis

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Dorothy Andrews Elston Kabis
33rd Treasurer of the United States
In office
May 8, 1969 – July 3, 1971
PresidentRichard M. Nixon
Preceded byKathryn E. Granahan
Succeeded byRomana Acosta Bañuelos
President of the National Federation of Republican Women
In office
1963–1968
Preceded byMary Elizabeth Pruett Farrington
Succeeded byGladys O’Donnell
Personal details
Born
Dorothy Andrews

March 22, 1917
Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJuly 3, 1971(1971-07-03) (aged 54)
Sheffield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Russell Ransom Elston
Walter Kabis

Dorothy Andrews Elston Kabis (March 22, 1917 – July 3, 1971) was a Republican Party activist and former Treasurer of the United States from Delaware, having served from May 8, 1969, until her death. She was the only treasurer to marry while in office.[1][2]

Biography

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Elston Kabis died of a heart attack in Sheffield, Massachusetts, at 54 while visiting her father's grave.[3] In her honor, the NFRW established an internship program for young women.[4]

Name change

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Following her appointment as treasurer by U.S. President Richard M. Nixon as Dorothy Andrews Elston, she married Walter L. Kabis (1914–2009), a World War II Pacific Navy veteran on the USS England (DE-635) and a school principal from Wilmington, Delaware, in 1970 and changed her name to Dorothy Andrews Elston Kabis.[3] She became the first (and so far only) treasurer to have their name changed while in office, an event significant because the signature of the Treasurer of the United States appears on U.S. paper currency.

As Elston, Kabis signature appeared on the series 1969 one-dollar bill. The resulting change in Kabis' signature appeared first on the Series 1969A note, so designated to show a different name as treasurer, even though it was the same person.[5]

Signatures from year 1969 U.S. Federal Reserve notes. Kabis's signatures are at left.

References

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  1. ^ Dorothy Andrews Elston Kabis biographical information, Who's Who in America, 1970–1971, p. 662
  2. ^ Donald T. Critchlow, Phyllis Schlafly and Grassroots Conservatism, Princeton University Press, 2005, pp. 138–59
  3. ^ a b "Milestones, Jul. 19, 1971". Time. July 19, 1971.
  4. ^ National Federation of Republican Women Archived August 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Richard Nixon: Statement Announcing Nomination of Romana A. Banuelos as Treasurer of the United States, The American Presidency Project, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2007. Accessed July 23, 2007.
Preceded by Treasurer of the United States
1969–1971
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Ruth Parks of Colorado
President of the National Federation of Republican Women
1963–1968
Succeeded by