Jean Byrne

Jean Byrne
Byrne in the early 1950s
First Lady of New Jersey
In role
January 15, 1974  January 19, 1982
GovernorBrendan Byrne
Preceded byElizabeth Cahill
Succeeded byDeborah Kean
Personal details
Born
Jean Featherly

October 17, 1926
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedAugust 9, 2015(2015-08-09) (aged 88)
Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
(m. 1953; div. 1993)
Children7
EducationBucknell University (BA)
New York University (MA)
OccupationEducator

Jean Byrne (October 17, 1926 – August 9, 2015) was an American educator who was the first lady of New Jersey from 1974 to 1982 during the tenure of her former husband, two-term Governor Brendan Byrne.