Veronica Grace Boland
Veronica Grace Boland | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 11th district | |
In office November 3, 1942 – January 3, 1943 | |
Preceded by | Patrick J. Boland |
Succeeded by | John W. Murphy |
Personal details | |
Born |
Scranton, Pennsylvania | March 18, 1899
Died |
June 19, 1982 83) Scranton, Pennsylvania | (aged
Political party | Democratic |
Veronica Grace Boland (March 18, 1899 – June 19, 1982) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, and the first female member of Congress from Pennsylvania.
Veronica Grace Barrett was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania to Irish immigrants.[1] She married Patrick J. Boland. She was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-seventh Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband. She was not a candidate for reelection in 1942.
See also
Sources
- United States Congress. "Veronica Grace Boland (id: B000602)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
References
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900", FamilySearch, retrieved March 25, 2018
U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by Patrick J. Boland |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district 1942–1943 |
Succeeded by John W. Murphy |
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