Lucille Maurer | |
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21st Treasurer of Maryland | |
In office 1987–1996 | |
Governor |
William Donald Schaefer Parris Glendening |
Preceded by | William S. James |
Succeeded by | Richard N. Dixon |
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates | |
In office 1969-1987 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Lucille Darvin 1922 Rockland County, New York, U.S. |
Died | June 17, 1996 Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 73–74)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Ely Maurer |
Children | 3 |
Education |
University of North Carolina (
BA) Yale University ( MA) |
Lucille Maurer ( née Darvin; 1922 – June 17, 1996) was the first woman Treasurer of Maryland.
Maurer graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, and she worked as an economist at the U.S. Tariff Commission. [1] She obtained a Master of Arts in General Studies from Yale University and moved to Montgomery County, Maryland in 1950. [2]
In 1969, Maurer was appointed to fill a vacancy in the Maryland House of Delegates after serving two terms on the county school board. [2] She was re-elected to several terms, serving as a member of the Ways and Means Committee for sixteen years and chairing the Education Committee and the Tax and Trade Committee. [1] She was known for her work on educational issues, devising a formula to equalize public education funding by increasing state funds for poorer jurisdictions. [3]
Maurer ran for the State Senate in 1986 and lost. [3] In 1987, she was elected by the General Assembly to serve as the state treasurer, winning over Governor Schaefer's favored candidate. [2] She was the 21st elected treasurer of Maryland, and the first woman to serve in that role. [1]
As treasurer for nine years, Maurer implemented modern bookkeeping processes and was praised for her management of the state's stock portfolio. [2]
After being hospitalized with a brain tumor, Maurer resigned from her position in January 1996. [3] She died at her home in Silver Spring, Maryland on June 17, 1996. [2] [4]
Lucille Maurer | |
---|---|
21st Treasurer of Maryland | |
In office 1987–1996 | |
Governor |
William Donald Schaefer Parris Glendening |
Preceded by | William S. James |
Succeeded by | Richard N. Dixon |
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates | |
In office 1969-1987 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Lucille Darvin 1922 Rockland County, New York, U.S. |
Died | June 17, 1996 Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 73–74)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Ely Maurer |
Children | 3 |
Education |
University of North Carolina (
BA) Yale University ( MA) |
Lucille Maurer ( née Darvin; 1922 – June 17, 1996) was the first woman Treasurer of Maryland.
Maurer graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, and she worked as an economist at the U.S. Tariff Commission. [1] She obtained a Master of Arts in General Studies from Yale University and moved to Montgomery County, Maryland in 1950. [2]
In 1969, Maurer was appointed to fill a vacancy in the Maryland House of Delegates after serving two terms on the county school board. [2] She was re-elected to several terms, serving as a member of the Ways and Means Committee for sixteen years and chairing the Education Committee and the Tax and Trade Committee. [1] She was known for her work on educational issues, devising a formula to equalize public education funding by increasing state funds for poorer jurisdictions. [3]
Maurer ran for the State Senate in 1986 and lost. [3] In 1987, she was elected by the General Assembly to serve as the state treasurer, winning over Governor Schaefer's favored candidate. [2] She was the 21st elected treasurer of Maryland, and the first woman to serve in that role. [1]
As treasurer for nine years, Maurer implemented modern bookkeeping processes and was praised for her management of the state's stock portfolio. [2]
After being hospitalized with a brain tumor, Maurer resigned from her position in January 1996. [3] She died at her home in Silver Spring, Maryland on June 17, 1996. [2] [4]