Rhea Chiles
Rhea Chiles | |
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| First Lady of Florida | |
| In role January 8, 1991 – December 12, 1998 | |
| Governor | Lawton Chiles |
| Preceded by | Mary Jane Martinez |
| Succeeded by | Anne Selph MacKay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rhea May Grafton December 1, 1930 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | November 8, 2015 (aged 84) |
| Resting place | Chiles Family Estate Lakeland, Florida, U.S. |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | University of Florida |
Rhea May Chiles (née Grafton; December 1, 1930 – November 8, 2015) was First Lady of Florida from 1991 to 1998 during the tenure of her husband, Governor Lawton Chiles. In 2009, she was designated a Distinguished Floridian by the Florida Economics Club at an event hosted by former Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Major B. Harding and keynoted by former United States Senator Sam Nunn.