Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer Jr.
Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the Prince George's County district | |
| In office 1955โ1963[1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 25, 1926 |
| Died | April 13, 2020 |
| Political party | Democrat[2] |
| Spouse | Anne Mackall Sasscer[3] |
| Children | Becky Sasscer Henderson[4]
Anne Sasscer Newman[4] Molly Sasscer Kanellos[4] |
| Residence | Upper Marlboro, Maryland[2] |
| Occupation | attorney, journalist, politician |
Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer Jr. (September 25, 1926 โ April 13, 2020) was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, serving from 1955 to 1963.[1]
He was the son of former President of the
Lansdale Sasscer[2]
During
University of Maryland at Baltimore.[4] he decided to run for the House of Delegates representing Prince George's County, Maryland in 1954 at the age of 28 as a Democrat.[2]
In 1962, he ran for the Maryland State Senate and lost.[2] Later he served on the board of Directors of the Bank of Brandywine.[2]
Sasscer's family has lived in Upper Marlboro, Maryland since the 1760s[2] and he resided with his wife Anne in the historic Digges-Sasscer house.[3]
Sasscer died at his home on April 13, 2020, at the age of 93.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer Jr". The Enquirer-Gazette. Archived from the original on April 27, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Valentine, Daniel (11 June 2009). "Former delegate was witness to county's transformation". The Gazette. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ a b Lavoie, Catherine C. (1989). "Digges-Sasscer House" (PDF). Historic American Buildings Survey. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 5, 2014. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
- ^ ISSN 0195-8798. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
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