Ann Richards

Ann Richards (1992)

Dorothy Ann Richards (born September 1, 1933 in Lakeview , Texas , † September 13, 2006 in Austin , Texas) was an American politician with the Democratic Party in Texas.

Short biography

Richards grew up in Waco , Texas and attended Waco High School through 1950 . She then studied with a bachelor's degree at Baylor University . She married her high school sweetheart, David Richards, and moved to Austin, Texas, where she received her license to teach at the University of Texas . David and Ann Richards have four children: Cecile, Daniel, Clark and Ellen. From 1955 to 1956 she taught history at the Fulmore Junior High School in Austin.

In 1989 she wrote her autobiography, Straight from the Heart .

From 1991 to 1995 she was Governor of Texas and was replaced in the race for re-election by the future US President George W. Bush . Richards was the second woman in Texas to hold the post ( Miriam A. Ferguson was the first woman in the post from 1925 to 1927 and 1933 to 1935).

In March 2006, it was announced that she had developed esophageal cancer , to which she succumbed at the age of 73.

Executions per year during their tenure:

year	1991	1992	1993	1994
number	5	12	17th	14th

In the media

Richards also appears in Oliver Stone's biographical film W. about the life of George W. Bush .
In the documentary about the execution of the most likely innocent Johnny Garrett in Texas, The Last Word (2008), the role of then Governor Richards is also mentioned. Richards, who as governor could have stopped the execution, are seriously accused.

Web links

Commons : Ann Richards - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

personal data
SURNAME	Richards, Ann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Richards, Dorothy Ann (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician and governor of Texas
DATE OF BIRTH	September 1, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lakeview
DATE OF DEATH	September 13, 2006
Place of death	Austin (Texas)