Michael Margaret Stewart
| Michael Margaret Stewart | |
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| First Lady of Alaska | |
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In role December 1, 1986 – December 2, 1990 |
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| Governor | Steve Cowper |
| Preceded by | Vacant (1982–1986) |
| Succeeded by | Ermalee Hickel |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 28, 1952 Paris, France |
| Died | October 22, 2015 (aged 62) Santa Barbara, California |
| Spouse(s) | Justin Hodges (?-?; divorced) Steve Cowper (198?–1991; divorced) |
| Children | Wade Cowper (b. 1986) |
| Alma mater | Santa Barbara College of Law |
Michael Margaret Stewart, formerly Michael Cowper, (December 28, 1952 – October 22, 2015) was an American lawyer and literacy advocate. She served as the sixth First Lady of Alaska during the tenure of her former husband, Alaska Governor Steve Cowper. Stewart established and launched the state reading program, "Look to a Book", as First Lady.
Michael Margaret Stewart was born in Paris, France, on December 28, 1952, to Margaret and Colonel William Stewart. Colonel Stewart, was a U.S. Air Force military attaché to NATO at the time, had married Margaret, who was British, in 1950, two years before her birth. Her parents named her Michael, an unusual first name for a girl, after a family friend, while her middle name came from her mother. Stewart's mother died from breast cancer when she was young.
The Stewart family returned to the United States and settled in Santa Monica, California, where Michael Stewart attended Lincoln Junior High School and Santa Monica High School. Following her father's retirement, the family relocated to Santa Barbara to manage her grandfather's family orchid horticultural business . Stewart would reside in Santa Barbara for the majority of her life. Her father and stepmother later moved to her grandfather's former vacation home in Hope Ranch, California, an upscale suburb of Santa Barbara.
Michael Margaret Stewart graduated from Santa Barbara College of Law when she was 31 years old. Her first marriage, to Justin Hodges, ended in divorce.
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