Veronica Grace Boland

U.S. Congressperson

1899 – 1982

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Who was Veronica Grace Boland?

Veronica Grace Boland 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.

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Born
Mar 18, 1899
Scranton
Lived in
  • Scranton
Died
Jun 19, 1982

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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