Marsha Barbour
Marsha Barbour | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Barbour in 2010 | |
| First Lady of Mississippi | |
| In role January 13, 2004 – January 10, 2012 | |
| Governor | Haley Barbour |
| Preceded by | Melanie Musgrove |
| Succeeded by | Deborah Bryant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Monroeville, Alabama, U.S. |
| Spouse | Haley Barbour (m. 1971) |
| Alma mater | University of Mississippi |
Marsha Dickson Barbour (born in Monroeville, Alabama) was the first lady of the U.S. state of Mississippi from 2004 to 2012. She is the wife of Mississippi's 63rd governor, Haley Barbour.
Marsha Barbour grew up in Monroeville, Alabama. She moved with her family to Canton, Mississippi in 1965. She graduated from Canton High School[citation needed] and the University of Mississippi with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1970.
Marsha and Haley Barbour were married in December 1971 in Canton, Mississippi. After the wedding, the couple moved to his hometown of Yazoo City, Mississippi. They have two adult sons.
Following Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, she worked on relief efforts along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Marsha Barbour - Biography". Archived from the original on 2005-10-17. Retrieved 2006-06-12.
External links
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- First Lady - State of Mississippi
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