Ann Cole Gannett (November 7, 1916 – September 15, 1997) was an American politician from Wayland, Massachusetts. Gannett represented the 53rd Middlesex district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1969 to 1980.[2]

Ann Cole Gannett
Portrait of Gannett from 1969.
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 53rd Middlesex district
In office
1969–1980
Personal details
Born
Ann Cole

(1997-09-15)September 15, 1997
Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
DiedSeptember 15, 1997(1997-09-15) (aged 80)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Thomas Brattle Gannett, Sr.
Children3 (Thomas Brattle Jr., Benjamin Hamlen, and Peter)[1]
Parent(s)Ann Sheafe
Benjamin E. Cole
Alma materVassar College

Career

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Born to Ann Sheafe and Benjamin E. Cole in Brookline, Gannett graduated from Abbot Academy in Andover in 1933, and then from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie in 1937.[3]

In 1969, Gannett won a seat in the 53rd Middlesex of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. She held the post until 1980.[2]

On September 15, 1997, Gannett died of heart failure in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Obituary for Benjamin "Ben" Hamlen Gannett | O'Donnell - Cremations - Funerals - Celebrations".
  2. ^ a b "History of Women in the Massachusetts Legislature 1923 – 2015" (PDF). Massachusetts Caucus of Women Legislators. 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "Vassar Quarterly 1 October 1963 — Vassar Newspaper & Magazine Archive".