Ann J. Chambers Land (March 12, 1932 – March 9, 2010) was a member of the

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and a member of the Democratic Party.

Early life

Land was a native of North Philadelphia, where she attended John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls High School. After graduating from high school in 1950, she was an office worker, and later became a librarian at the

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Political involvement

She was an active campaigner for

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, and later became a member of the Philadelphia's Democratic Committee. In the late 1970s, she was elected leader of the 38th Ward.

City council

In 1980, she won a special election to the

, after incumbent George Schwartz resigned in the wake of the Abscam scandal. She was re-elected 1983, and in 1987, she won a second full-term by defeating challenger

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Defeat and later life

In 1991, Nutter again challenged Land, and this time was successful. Nutter would go on to wage a successful campaign for

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. After her defeat, Land was a community-relations specialist with Philadelphia Gas Works.

Personal life

Land married her husband, John, in 1954. He was a beverage distributor with a business in West Philadelphia. The couple had five children. She died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in March 2010 at her home in

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References

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