Jeanne Blackistone Dorsey Mandel (May 11, 1937 – October 6, 2001) was a First Lady of Maryland and second wife of former Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel, whom she had met in January 1963.[1] She was a native of Leonardtown, St. Mary's County, Maryland. She died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease).[2]
Jeanne Blackistone Dorsey was elected as one of Leonardtown's town commissioners in 1968, the first woman elected to public office in St. Mary's County. She served two consecutive two-year terms in that office while holding the position of Leonardtown's first female police commissioner. She also served for two years as vice-chair of the Southern Maryland Municipal League and as a member of the Board of Parks and Recreation of St. Mary's County.[2]
Her son, John Dorsey, is a former general manager of the Kansas City Chiefs and Cleveland Browns.[3]
References
- 1.Hosler, Karen (February 11, 2001). "Forever after". baltimoresun.com. The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on June 22, 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
- 2.[2.2]"Jeanne Blackistone Dorsey Mandel". www.msa.md.gov. Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
- 3.Cabot, Mary Kay (September 10, 2018). "John Dorsey: How getting blindsided by the Chiefs prepared him to remake the Browns". cleveland.com. Retrieved December 25, 2018.