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 |
Personal details | |
Born |
Scranton, Pennsylvania |
March 18, 1899
Died | June 19, 1982 Scranton, Pennsylvania |
(aged 83)
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.