Elizabeth Dole Net Worth, Party, Height, Bio, Age, Husband, Family

Elizabeth Dole Net Worth

Elizabeth Dole, an American politician has a net worth of $40 million.

Elizabeth Dole Biography and Wiki

Mary Elizabeth Alexander Hanford Dole is a prominent American lawyer, politician, and author who held various significant positions in the Nixon, Reagan, and Bush administrations.

She made history as North Carolina's first female United States Senator, serving from 2003 to 2009, after obtaining degrees from Duke University and Harvard Law School.

During her career, Dole was appointed by Ronald Reagan as Secretary of Transportation and by George H. W. Bush as Secretary of Labor.

She also served as the leader of the American Red Cross before stepping into the political arena as a member of the Republican Party.

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Dole has also chaired the National Republican Senatorial Committee and is the widow of Bob Dole, a former U.S. Senate Majority Leader, Republican Vice Presidential nominee in 1976, and Republican Presidential nominee in 1996.

Elizabeth Dole Age

Mary Elizabeth Alexander Hanford who was born on July 29, 1936, in Salisbury, North Carolina, United States is 87 years old.

Elizabeth Dole Parents

Mary Elizabeth Alexander Hanford parents are Mary Ella (née Cathey; 1901–2004) and John Van Hanford (1893–1978).

Educational Background

Elizabeth Dole attended Duke University and graduated with distinction in Political Science on June 2, 1958. She was an excellent applicant and finalist for the Angier B. Duke scholarship, a prestigious award granted to outstanding individuals who enroll at Duke with a full-tuition scholarship. Dole was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and was also awarded the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, a national recognition presented to individuals who embody the ideal of service to others.

During her time at Duke, Dole actively participated in numerous activities and organizations, including the chapel choir, Chanticleer (yearbook) business staff, freshman advisory council, The Order of the White Duchy (a local honorary society for exceptional female student leaders, similar to The Order of The Red Friars), Phi Kappa Delta (a local leadership honorary for senior women), and Pi Sigma Alpha (a national political-science honorary society). She was also a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority and served as the president of the woman's student government association. Additionally, she was honored as the 1958 May queen and leader of the year by The Chronicle, the student newspaper. Dole has maintained close ties with Duke University, serving in several roles such as president of the Duke University alumnae association and a member of the board of trustees and board of visitors. She has also been invited to speak formally at Duke on various occasions.

After graduating from Duke, Dole went to Oxford for her post-graduate studies in 1959.

Following this, she worked as a student teacher at Melrose High School in Massachusetts during the 1959-1960 academic year while pursuing her master's degree in education from Harvard University, which she completed in 1960.

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Dole later earned her J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1965, where she was one of 24 women in a class of 550 students. She is also an esteemed alumna of the Phi Beta Kappa honour society.

Elizabeth Dole Husband

In the spring of 1972, Elizabeth Dole was introduced to her future spouse, Bob Dole, through her mentor and employer, Virginia Knauer.

After their introduction, they began dating and eventually tied the knot in December 1975 at the Washington National Cathedral.

Despite being a stepmother to Bob's daughter Robin from his previous marriage, they did not have any children together.

Elizabeth is known for regularly attending church services and has been a member of the National Presbyterian Church in Washington D.C. since 1996.

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