Marie A. Lederer ( Panosetti; born October 24, 1927) is an American former politician. She became the fourth member of her family to represent Philadelphia in the

Pennsylvania House of Representatives The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts. It ...

Formative years

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as Marie A. Panosetti on October 24, 1927, Panosetti graduated from Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls in

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in 1945. She also attended

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. She subsequently married

William J. Lederer William Julius Lederer, Jr. (March 31, 1912 – December 5, 2009) was an American author and naval officer. Biography U.S. Navy service After dropping out of high school, Lederer enlisted in the United States Navy in 1930. He graduated from ...

Political and government career

A member of the Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee, Marie Lederer served as an assistant to the Deputy Pennsylvania Auditor General. Lederer became the fourth member of her family to represent Philadelphia in the

. Her husband, William J. Lederer, and father-in-law,

Miles W. Lederer Miles William Lederer (December 30, 1897 – December 25, 1953) was an American politician. Lederer was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and went to Northeast High School in Philadelphia. He served in the United States Army during Wor ...

, were both members of the Pennsylvania House. Another family member,

Raymond F. Lederer Raymond Francis Lederer (May 19, 1938 – December 1, 2008) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 1977 to 1981. He was convicted of taking bribes i ...

, served in the House prior to becoming a Congressman. Lederer retired prior to the

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References

External links

* official PA House profile (archived) * official Party website (archived) {{DEFAULTSORT:Lederer, Marie 1927 births Living people Democratic Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Women state legislators in Pennsylvania Politicians from Philadelphia Temple University alumni