List of Famous people with last name Tankersley

Bazy Tankersley

First Name Bazy

Born on March 7, 1921

Died on February 5, 2013 (aged 91)

Born in United States of America, Illinois

Ruth Elizabeth "Bazy" Tankersley was an American breeder of Arabian horses and a newspaper publisher. She was a daughter of U.S. Senator Joseph Medill McCormick. Her mother was progressive Republican U.S. Representative Ruth Hanna McCormick, making Tankersley a granddaughter of the Senator Mark Hanna of Ohio. Although Tankersley was involved with conservative Republican causes as a young woman, including a friendship with Senator Joseph McCarthy, her progressive roots reemerged in later years; by the 21st century, she had become a strong supporter of environmental causes and backed Barack Obama for president in 2008.

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