Role U.S. representative Succeeded by John W. Murphy Died June 19, 1982 | Party Democratic Party Name Veronica Boland Resigned January 3, 1943 | |
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Born March 18, 1899Scranton, Pennsylvania ( 1899-03-18 ) | ||
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.
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