Frances Jones Mills

Frances Jones Mills
33rd, 35th, & 37th Kentucky State Treasurer
In office
January 6, 1992  January 1, 1996
Preceded byRobert Mead
Succeeded byJohn Kennedy Hamilton
In office
January 3, 1984  January 4, 1988
Preceded byDrexell R. Davis
Succeeded byRobert Mead
In office
January 5, 1976  January 7, 1980
Preceded byDrexell R. Davis
Succeeded byDrexell R. Davis
78th Secretary of State of Kentucky
In office
January 7, 1980  January 3, 1984
Preceded byDrexell R. Davis
Succeeded byDrexell R. Davis
Clerk of the Kentucky Court of Appeals
In office
January 3, 1972  January 5, 1976
Preceded byDick Vermillion
Succeeded byMartha Layne Collins
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 87th district
In office
January 1, 1962  January 1, 1964
Preceded byBuford Clark
Succeeded byHarry M. Hoe
Personal details
Born(1920-07-04)July 4, 1920
Gray, Kentucky
DiedMay 24, 1996(1996-05-24) (aged 75)
Louisville, Kentucky

Frances Jones Mills (July 4, 1920 – May 24, 1996) was an American politician who was a state official in Kentucky for a large portion of the 1970s and 1980s. She was the first woman and first Democrat in the 20th century to win the office of State Representative for the Knox County, Kentucky district. She was also the first woman to serve three (non-successive) terms as Kentucky State Treasurer, serving a total of 12 years. She also served as Secretary of State of Kentucky and Clerk of the Kentucky Court of Appeals.