Succeeded by Mimi Lee (acting) Role Marvin Mandel's wife Preceded by Mimi Lee Education Strayer University | Resting place Davidsonville Name Jeanne Mandel | |
Preceded by Barbara Oberfeld Mandel Full Name Jeanne Blackistone Relations Nehemiah Blakiston (Governor of Maryland colony, 1690–1692,
Nathaniel Blakiston (royal governor of Maryland colony, 1698–1702),
John Blakiston (c. 1603–1649, a regicide of King Charles I of England),
William J. Blakistone (Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates, 1834 and 1847) Children Philip, Helen, John, and Paul (all during her first marriage) Died October 6, 2001, Annapolis, Maryland, United States Spouse Marvin Mandel (m. 1974–2001), Walter Dorsey (m. 1955–1969) | ||
Succeeded by Patricia Donoho Hughes | ||
Jeanne Blackistone Dorsey Mandel (May 11, 1937 – October 6, 2001) was a First Lady of Maryland and second wife of former Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel, whom she had met in January 1963. She was a native of Leonardtown, St. Mary's County, Maryland. Mrs. Mandel died from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease).
Jeanne Blackistone Dorsey was elected as one of Leonardtown's Town Commissioners in 1968, the first woman elected to public office in St. Mary's County. She served two consecutive two-year terms in that office while holding the position of Leonardtown's first female police commissioner. She also served for two years as vice-chair of the Southern Maryland Municipal League and as a member of the Board of Parks and Recreation of St. Mary’s County.