Gladys Spellman

Gladys Spellman

Gladys Noon Spellman (born March 1, 1918 in New York City , †  June 19, 1988 in Rockville , Maryland ) was an American politician . Between 1975 and 1981 she represented the state of Maryland in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Gladys Blossom Noon, her maiden name, attended public schools in New York City and Washington, DC She then studied at George Washington University in Washington. She also attended a school run by the Ministry of Agriculture. She then taught as a teacher in Prince George's County . At the same time she embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1962 and 1970 she was a member of the Prince George's County Council. In 1967 she was appointed to the Advisory Committee on Domestic Relations by President Lyndon B. Johnson . In 1972 she was chairman of the Association of All American Counties.

In the 1974 congressional election , Spellman was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington in the fifth constituency of Maryland, where she succeeded Lawrence Hogan on January 3, 1975 . After three re-elections, she could officially remain in Congress until February 24, 1981 . While campaigning for re-election, she suffered a stroke on November 1, 1980, after which she fell into a coma. She was re-elected on election day, November 4, 1980. It soon became clear that she would never wake up from the coma. On February 24, 1981, her mandate was declared vacant and by-elections were announced, which Steny Hoyer then won. Gladys Spellman's condition dragged on until her death on June 19, 1988. She was buried in Arlington National Cemetery , Virginia . She had three children with her husband, Reuben Spellman.

Web links

• Gladys Spellman in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Gladys Spellman in the database of Find a Grave (English)