Pamela Pauly Chinnis (August 12, 1925 - August 24, 2011) was the first woman to serve as president of the House of Deputies, one of two houses, with the House of Bishops, that makes up the General Convention of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. She served three three-year terms, elected in 1991, 1994 and 1997. Chinnis also has served as a member or delegate to numerous Anglican and ecumenical bodies: Chinnis died of pneumonia at her home in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on August 24, 2011. She was buried in Galena Cemetery, located in Galena, Missouri, on September 3, 2011.