Helen Meyner | |
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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 |
Personal details | |
Born | Helen Day Stevenson March 5, 1928 Queens, New York, U.S. |
Died | November 2, 1997 Fort Myers, Florida, U.S. | (aged 69)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | |
Alma mater | Colorado College (BA) |
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.