Ann J. Land | |
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Member of the Philadelphia City Council from the 4th District | |
In office October 30, 1980 [1] – January 7, 1992 | |
Preceded by | George Schwartz |
Succeeded by | Michael Nutter |
Personal details | |
Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | April 12, 1932
Died | March 9, 2010 Sea Isle City, New Jersey | (aged 77)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | John Land [2] |
Profession | Politician, Librarian, Community-relations Specialist |
Ann J. Chambers Land (March 12, 1932 – March 9, 2010) was a member of the Philadelphia City Council and a member of the Democratic Party.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Ann J. Land | |
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Member of the Philadelphia City Council from the 4th District | |
In office October 30, 1980 [1] – January 7, 1992 | |
Preceded by | George Schwartz |
Succeeded by | Michael Nutter |
Personal details | |
Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | April 12, 1932
Died | March 9, 2010 Sea Isle City, New Jersey | (aged 77)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | John Land [2] |
Profession | Politician, Librarian, Community-relations Specialist |
Ann J. Chambers Land (March 12, 1932 – March 9, 2010) was a member of the Philadelphia City Council and a member of the Democratic Party.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]