Background
Ann Kilgore was born in Portsmouth, Virginia to Edward Ashby Hitch and Marietta Cato Hitch (who was a teacher and principal in Portsmouth).
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Ann Kilgore
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She graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School, the Norfolk Division of The College of William and Mary (now Old Dominion University), and The College of William and Mary.
Career
She was mayor of Hampton, Virginia 1963-1971 and 1974-1978. Ann Kilgore was elected to the Hampton City Council in1958 and served until she retired in 1980. She was the first woman to serve as the Mayor of Hampton and led the city as its mayor from 1963 to 1971 and again from 1974 to 1978.
During her tenure as mayor, the City of Hampton built the Hampton Coliseum, City Hall and police station, and donated land for Thomas Nelson Community College.
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United States