Leila Feltner Begley
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GovernorLouie Nunn
Preceded byElmer Begley
Succeeded byKenneth F. Harper
BornLeila Feltner
January 5, 1915
January 5, 1915
Leila Feltner Begley | |
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| 75th Secretary of State of Kentucky | |
| In office September 21, 1970 – February 2, 1971 | |
| Governor | Louie Nunn |
| Preceded by | Elmer Begley |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth F. Harper |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Leila Feltner January 5, 1915 |
| Died | May 9, 2010 (aged 95) |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Elmer Begley (m. 1941) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Felix C. Feltner Ona (Maggard) Feltner |
| Education | Eastern Kentucky University |
Leila Feltner Begley (née Feltner; January 5, 1915 – May 9, 2010)[1] was an American politician and educator who served as secretary of state of Kentucky from 1970 until her resignation in 1971. She was a member of the Republican Party.
Begley was born on January 5, 1915, in Hyden, Kentucky, as the daughter of Felix C. and Ona (Maggard) Feltner. She attended Buckhorn High School in Buckhorn, Kentucky and Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond. She married Elmer Begley in 1941, they had 3 children.[2]