Ivy Baker Priest
#119844 Most Popular
About
After serving as thirtieth Treasurer of the United States of America, this Republican Party politician held office as California State Treasurer.
Before Fame
In 1934, she launched an unsuccessful campaign for a United States Congressional seat from Utah. A decade later, she joined Utah's Republican Committee.
Trivia
She belonged to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Family Life
The daughter of a gold miner, she grew up in Kimberly, Utah. Her two marriages - to Roy Fletcher Priest and Sidney William Stevens - resulted in a total of four children, including television actress Pat Priest.
Associated With
She played a key role in mobilizing female voters to support Dwight D. Eisenhower in his 1952 presidential campaign.
