Massachusetts politician
Ann Cole Gannett |
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Portrait of Gannett from 1969. |
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In office 1969–1980 |
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Born | Ann Cole (1997-09-15)September 15, 1997 Brookline, Massachusetts, United States |
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Died | September 15, 1997(1997-09-15) (aged 80) Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
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Political party | Republican |
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Spouse(s) | Thomas Brattle Gannett, Sr. |
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Children | 3 (Thomas Brattle Jr., Benjamin Hamlen, and Peter)[1] |
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Parent(s) | Ann Sheafe Benjamin E. Cole |
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Alma mater | Vassar College |
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Ann Cole Gannett (November 7, 1916 – September 15, 1997) was an American politician from Wayland, Massachusetts. Gannett represented the 53rd Middlesex district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1969 to 1980.[2]
Career
Born to Ann Sheafe and Benjamin E. Cole in Brookline, Gannett graduated from Abbot Academy in Andover in 1933, and then from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie in 1937.[3]
In 1969, Gannett won a seat in the 53rd Middlesex of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. She held the post until 1980.[2]
On September 15, 1997, Gannett died of heart failure in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.[citation needed]
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