Dorothy Andrews Elston Kabis

Dorothy Andrews Elston Kabis
Dorothy Andrews Elston Kabis
33rd Treasurer of the United States
	In office; May 8, 1969 – July 3, 1971
President	Richard M. Nixon
Preceded by	Kathryn E. Granahan
Succeeded by	Romana Acosta Bañuelos
President of the National Federation of Republican Women
	In office; 1963–1968
Preceded by	Mary Elizabeth Pruett Farrington
Succeeded by	Gladys O’Donnell
Personal details
Born	Dorothy Andrews; March 22, 1917; Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	July 3, 1971 (aged 54); Sheffield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Republican
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

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

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

^ Dorothy Andrews Elston Kabis biographical information, Who's Who in America, 1970–1971, p. 662
^ Donald T. Critchlow, Phyllis Schlafly and Grassroots Conservatism, Princeton University Press, 2005, pp. 138–59
^ ^a ^b "Milestones, Jul. 19, 1971". Time. July 19, 1971.
^ National Federation of Republican Women Archived August 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^ 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 Kathryn E. Granahan	Treasurer of the United States 1969–1971	Succeeded by Romana Acosta Bañuelos
Preceded by Ruth Parks of Colorado	President of the National Federation of Republican Women 1963–1968	Succeeded by Gladys O'Donnell of California

[whoswho-1] Dorothy Andrews Elston Kabis biographical information, Who's Who in America, 1970–1971, p. 662

[Donald_T._Critchlow_2005,_pp._138-159-2] Donald T. Critchlow, Phyllis Schlafly and Grassroots Conservatism, Princeton University Press, 2005, pp. 138–59

[Time-3] "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.

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