Veronica Grace Boland

Veronica Grace Boland
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 (1899-03-18)March 18, 1899
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Died June 19, 1982(1982-06-19) (aged 83)
Scranton, Pennsylvania
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

  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", FamilySearch, retrieved March 25, 2018
U.S. House of Representatives
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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