Ann J. Land

Ann J. Chambers Land (March 12, 1932 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – March 9, 2010 in Sea Isle City, New Jersey) was a member of the Philadelphia City Council and a member of the Democratic Party.

Ann J. Land
Member of the Philadelphia City Council from the 4th District
In office
October 30, 1980[1] – January 7, 1992
Preceded byGeorge Schwartz
Succeeded byMichael Nutter
Personal details
Born(1932-04-12)April 12, 1932
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedMarch 9, 2010(2010-03-09) (aged 77)
Sea Isle City, New Jersey
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)John Land[2]
ProfessionPolitician, Librarian, Community-relations Specialist

Early life

Land was a native of North Philadelphia, where she attended John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls High School. After graduating from high school in 1950, she was an office worker, and later became a librarian at the Pennsylvania Senate.[3]

Political involvement

She was an active campaigner for John F. Kennedy, and later became a member of the Philadelphia's Democratic Committee. In the late 1970s, she was elected leader of the 38th Ward.[3]

City council

In 1980, she won a special election to the Philadelphia City Council, after incumbent George Schwartz resigned in the wake of the Abscam scandal. She was re-elected 1983, and in 1987, she won a second full-term by defeating challenger Michael Nutter.[3]

Defeat and later life

In 1991, Nutter again challenged Land,[4] and this time was successful. Nutter would go on to wage a successful campaign for Mayor in 2007.

After her defeat, Land was a community-relations specialist with Philadelphia Gas Works.[3]

Personal life

Land married her husband, John, in 1954. He was a beverage distributor with a business in West Philadelphia. The couple had five children.[3]

She died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in March 2010 at her home in Sea Isle City, New Jersey.[3]

References
  1. Robbins, William (October 31, 1980). "'New' Philadelphia Council Meets at Site of Old Woes; Symbols of Change Smooth and Weak Their Strength Grew". The New York Times.
  2. "ANN J. (Nancy Chambers) LAND". March 12–14, 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2011.
  3. "Ann J. Chambers Land, 77; was on Council". March 12, 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2011.
  4. "A BITTER REMATCH IN FOURTH DISTRICT". The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 26, 1991. Retrieved November 16, 2011.
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