Veronica Grace Boland
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| Veronica Grace Boland | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 11th district |
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| In office November 3, 1942 – January 3, 1943 |
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| Preceded by | Patrick J. Boland |
| Succeeded by | John W. Murphy |
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| Born | March 18, 1899 Scranton, Pennsylvania |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. 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. 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.
Sources
- Veronica Grace Boland at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- The Political Graveyard
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district 1942–1943 |
Succeeded by John W. Murphy |
Categories:
- 1899 births
- 1982 deaths
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
- People from Scranton, Pennsylvania
- Female members of the United States House of Representatives
- Spouses of members of the United States House of Representatives
- Spouses of Pennsylvania politicians
- Women in Pennsylvania politics
- Pennsylvania Democrats
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- 20th-century American politicians
