Marion Galland

Marion Gibbs Galland
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Alexandria
In office
1964 – January 1970
Serving with James M. Thomson
Succeeded byFrank E. Mann
Personal details
BornNovember 18, 1913
Montvale, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedAugust 5, 2007(2007-08-05) (aged 93)
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseGeorge F. Galland
Alma materBarnard College

Marion Gibbs Galland (November 18, 1913 – August 5, 2007) was an American civic activist, housewife and Democratic politician who became the first woman to represent Alexandria, Virginia in the Virginia General Assembly.[1] Elected in 1963, she served three consecutive terms in the Virginia House of Delegates, from 1964 to 1970.[2]

  1. ^ "Alexandria's First Woman Delegate Dies", Alexandria Gazette (August 9–15, 2007) pp. 1, 32
  2. ^ Cynthia Miller Leonard, The General Assembly of Virginia 1619–1978 (Richmond, Virginia State Library 1978) pp. 735, 740, 746