Hooper, Ruby T. (Ruby Thompson)

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Dietician and Food Service Director of Broughton Hospital, Morganton, N.C., 1953-1982. Active member of the N.C. Republican Party. First Republican woman to run for governor of North Carolina. Active in the North Carolina State Employees Association (NCSEA). Served as Deputy Secretary of the Department of Human Resources under Governor James G. Martin, 1984-1992. Ran unsuccessfully for governor in 1992. Newspaper columnist, public speaker.

From the description of Papers, 1958-1996. (Pfeiffer University). WorldCat record id: 42383691

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Active 1958

Active 1996

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