Gladys Spellman

Gladys Noon Spellman (* March 1, 1918 in New York City; † June 19, 1988 in Rockville, Maryland) was an American politician. Between 1975 and 1981, she represented the state of Maryland in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Gladys Blossom Noon, so her maiden name, the public schools attended in New York City and Washington DC She then studied at George Washington University in Washington. She also visited a school of Agriculture. After that, she taught as a teacher in Prince George's County. At the same time they hit as a member of the Democratic Party launched a political career. Between 1962 and 1970 she was a member of the District Council of Prince George's County. In 1967 she was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in the advisory committee for national relations. In 1972, she was president of the Association of American counties.

In the congressional elections of 1974, Spellman was selected in the fifth electoral district of Maryland in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, where they became the successor of Lawrence Hogan on January 3, 1975. After three elections she could officially remain in Congress until 24 February 1981. During the campaign for re-election on November 1, 1980, she suffered a stroke, after which she fell into a coma. On Election Day, November 4, 1980 she was re-elected. It soon became clear that she would not wake up from the coma. On February 24, 1981 its mandate was declared vacant and announced elections, the Steny Hoyer won then. Gladys Spellman state retreated until her death down on 19 June 1988. She was buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. With her husband Reuben Spellman she had three children.