Jeanne Dorsey Mandel

Jeanne Dorsey Mandel
Jeanne Dorsey Mandel
First Lady of Maryland
	In role; August 13, 1974 – June 4, 1977
Preceded by	Barbara Oberfeld Mandel
Succeeded by	Mimi Lee (acting)
	In role; January 15, 1979 – June 17, 1979
Preceded by	Mimi Lee
Succeeded by	Patricia Donoho Hughes
Personal details
Born	Jeanne Blackistone; May 11, 1937[1]; Leonardtown, Maryland, U.S.[1]
Died	October 6, 2001 (aged 64)[1]; Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.[1]
Resting place	Lakemont Memorial Gardens, Davidsonville, Maryland[2]
Spouse(s)	Walter B. Dorsey (m. 1955[1] – 1969 div.[3]),; Marvin Mandel (m. August 13, 1974)[1]
Relations	Nehemiah Blakiston (Governor of Maryland colony, 1690–1692,[1]; Nathaniel Blakiston (royal governor of Maryland colony, 1698–1702),[1]; John Blakiston (c. 1603–1649, a regicide of King Charles I of England),[1]; William J. Blakistone (Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates,[1] 1834 and 1847)
Children	Philip, Helen, John, and Paul (all during her first marriage)[1]
Alma mater	Strayer College[1]
Profession	Politician[1]

Jeanne Blackistone Dorsey Mandel (May 11, 1937 – October 6, 2001) was a First Lady of Maryland and second wife of former Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel, whom she had met in January 1963.[3] She was a native of Leonardtown, St. Mary's County, Maryland. Mrs. Mandel died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease).[1]

Jeanne Blackistone Dorsey was elected as one of Leonardtown's Town Commissioners in 1968, the first woman elected to public office in St. Mary's County. She served two consecutive two-year terms in that office while holding the position of Leonardtown's first female police commissioner. She also served for two years as vice-chair of the Southern Maryland Municipal League and as a member of the Board of Parks and Recreation of St. Mary's County.[1]

Her son, John Dorsey, is the former general manager of the Cleveland Browns.[4]

References

"Jeanne Blackistone Dorsey Mandel". www.msa.md.gov. Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
"Jeanne Blackistone Mandel". findagrave.com. March 22, 2004. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
Hosler, Karen (February 11, 2001). "Forever after". baltimoresun.com. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
Cabot, Mary Kay (September 10, 2018). "John Dorsey: How getting blindsided by the Chiefs prepared him to remake the Browns". cleveland.com. Retrieved December 25, 2018.

Honorary titles
Preceded by Barbara Oberfeld Mandel	First Lady of Maryland August 13, 1974 – January 17, 1979	Succeeded by Patricia Donoho Hughes

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[msa-1] "Jeanne Blackistone Dorsey Mandel". www.msa.md.gov. Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 2008-08-11.

[2] "Jeanne Blackistone Mandel". findagrave.com. March 22, 2004. Retrieved 2008-08-02.

[sun-3] Hosler, Karen (February 11, 2001). "Forever after". baltimoresun.com. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2013-01-18.

[4] Cabot, Mary Kay (September 10, 2018). "John Dorsey: How getting blindsided by the Chiefs prepared him to remake the Browns". cleveland.com. Retrieved December 25, 2018.