Birth Name: Mary Elizabeth Alexander Hanford
Place of Birth: Salisbury, North Carolina, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 29, 1936
Ethnicity: English, Dutch, Scotch-Irish (Northern Irish)
Elizabeth Dole is an American politician. A Republican, she served as Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, from December 4, 1973 to March 9, 1979, Director of the Office of Public Liaison, from January 20, 1981 to February 7, 1983, U.S. Secretary of Transportation, from February 7, 1983 to September 30, 1987, U.S. Secretary of Labor, from January 25, 1989 to November 23, 1990, and a U.S. Senator from North Carolina, from January 3, 2003 to January 3, 2009.
Elizabeth was a candidate for the Republican Party’s nomination for President of the United States in 2000.
Elizabeth is married to politician Bob Dole.
Elizabeth is the daughter of Mary Ella Cathey and John Van Hanford.
Elizabeth’s paternal grandparents were John W. Hanford and Emma P. Emma’s father was Dutch.
Elizabeth’s maternal grandfather was Joseph Pinkney Cathey (the son of Henry Alexander Cathey and Nancy Lauria Cornelius). Joseph was the son of Archibald Cathey and Mary Caldwell. Nancy was the daughter of William Otha Cornelius and Lettie Asbury.
Elizabeth’s maternal grandmother was Cara Lee Alexander (the daughter of Junius Minton Alexander and Elizabeth Evaline McClain).
Sources: Genealogy of Elizabeth Dole – http://www.wargs.com
Genealogy of Elizabeth Dole (focusing on her mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com