Jeanne Dorsey Mandel

Jeanne Dorsey Mandel
First Lady of Maryland
In office
August 13, 1974  June 4, 1977
Preceded by Barbara Oberfeld Mandel
Succeeded by Mimi Lee (acting)
First Lady of Maryland
In office
January 15, 1979  June 17, 1979
Preceded by Mimi Lee
Succeeded by Patricia Donoho Hughes
Personal details
Born Jeanne Blackistone
May 11, 1937[1]
Leonardtown, Maryland[1]
Died October 6, 2001(2001-10-06) (aged 64)[1]
Annapolis, Maryland[1]
Resting place Lakemont Memorial Gardens, Davidsonville, Maryland[2]
Spouse(s) Walter B. Dorsey (m. 1955[1] – 1969 div.[3]),
Marvin Mandel (m. August 13, 1974)[1]
Relations Nehemiah Blakiston (Governor of Maryland colony, 1690–1692,[1]
Nathaniel Blakiston (royal governor of Maryland colony, 1698–1702),[1]
John Blakiston (c. 1603–1649, a regicide of King Charles I of England),[1]
William J. Blakistone (Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates,[1] 1834 and 1847)
Children Philip, Helen, John, and Paul (all during her first marriage)[1]
Alma mater Strayer College[1]
Profession Politician[1]
Religion Roman Catholic converted to Judaism[3]

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.[3] 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).[1]

Jeanne Blackistone Dorsey was elected to be 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.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Jeanne Blackistone Dorsey Mandel". www.msa.md.gov. Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
  2. "Jeanne Blackistone Mandel". findagrave.com. March 22, 2004. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
  3. 1 2 3 Hosler, Karen (February 11, 2001). "Forever after". baltimoresun.com (The Baltimore Sun). Retrieved 2013-01-18.
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Barbara Oberfeld Mandel
First Lady of Maryland
August 13, 1974 – January 17, 1979
Succeeded by
Patricia Donoho Hughes


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