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Helen Stevenson Meyner
American politician (1928–1997) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Helen Day Stevenson Meyner (March 5, 1928 — November 2, 1997) was an American politician from New Jersey. A Democrat, Meyner served as a U.S. Representative from New Jersey from 1975 to 1979. As the wife of New Jersey Governor Robert B. Meyner, she was First Lady of New Jersey from 1957 to 1962. Meyner also served as a Red Cross nurse in Korea during the Korean War.
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 13th district | |
In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1979 | |
Preceded by | Joseph Maraziti |
Succeeded by | Jim Courter |
First Lady of New Jersey | |
In role January 19, 1957 – January 16, 1962 | |
Governor | Robert B. Meyner |
Preceded by | Antoinette Ware Tatem Driscoll |
Succeeded by | Elizabeth Sullivan Murphy Hughes |
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Born | Helen Day Stevenson (1928-03-05)March 5, 1928 Queens, New York, U.S. |
Died | November 2, 1997(1997-11-02) (aged 69) Fort Myers, Florida, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | |
Alma mater | Colorado College (BA) |
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