| 词条 | Jean Byrne |
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| name = Jean Byrne | image = Jean Featherly.png | caption = Byrne in the early 1950s | order = First Lady of New Jersey | term_start = January 15, 1974 | term_end = January 19, 1982 | term_label = In role | predecessor = Elizabeth Cahill | successor = Deborah Kean | governor = Brendan Byrne | occupation = Educator | birth_name = | birth_date = October 17, 1926 | birth_place = Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|8|9|1926|10|17|mf=yes}} | death_place = Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. | spouse = {{Marriage|Brendan T. Byrne|1953|1993|end=divorced}} | children = | alma_mater = Bucknell University New York University | party = Democratic[1] }}Jean Byrne (October 17, 1926 – August 9, 2015) was an American educator who served as the First Lady of New Jersey from 1974 to 1982 during the tenure of her former husband, two-term Governor Brendan Byrne.[1][2] Byrne was born Jean Featherly in Newark, New Jersey, to George Featherly and the former Jane Crysler. She was raised in nearby West Orange.[1] She received her bachelor's degree from Bucknell University and her master's degree from New York University.[1] She taught second grade at an elementary school in West Orange, New Jersey. However, she was forced to leave her teaching position once she became pregnant with her first child, who was born in 1954.[1][2] She referred to that era of mandatory withdrawal from public life during pregnancy as the "dark ages" during a 2013 interview with Rutgers University.[2] She had married Brendan Byrne in 1953, with whom she had seven children: Brendan (born 1954), Susan (born 1956), Nancy (born 1957), Timothy (born 1961), Mary Anne (born 1963), Barbara (born 1967), and William (born 1969).[3] Brendan Byrne was twice elected Governor of New Jersey, serving from 1974 to 1982. As the state's First Lady, Byrne largely focused on issues related to healthcare and education.[1] One of Byrne's main causes was advocating for research on Down syndrome, with which one of her daughters was affected.[2] The role of First Lady also afforded Byrne the opportunity to host a number of dignitaries at Morven, the former New Jersey governors' residence in Princeton, including Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and Grace Kelly.[1] Jean and Brendan Byrne divorced in 1993. Jean Byrne, a resident of Princeton, died from complications of babesiosis, a tick-borne illness affecting red blood cells, on August 9, 2015, at the age of 88.[1] She was survived by six of her seven children.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite news|first=Kevin|last=Shea |title=Former N.J. First Lady Jean Byrne dies at 88 |url=http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2015/08/jean_byrne_former_nj_first_lady_dies_at_88.html |work=NJ.com |date=2015-08-11 |accessdate=2015-09-23}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite news|first=John|last=Weingart |title=Rutgers University Center on the American Governor: Jean Featherly Byrne Interview |url=http://governors.rutgers.edu/testing/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/TR-Byrne-Jean-interview-1-30-13.pdf |work=Rutgers University |date=2013-01-30 |accessdate=2015-09-23}} 3. ^{{cite news|first=|last=|title=Governor Brendan T. Byrne Biography |url=http://governors.rutgers.edu/on-governors/nj-governors/governor-brendan-t-byrne-administration/governor-brendan-t-byrne-biography |work=Rutgers University |date= |accessdate=2015-09-23}} External links
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