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Marvin Mandel (b. April 19, 1920), a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 56th Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1969 to 1979.
Personal Information
Mandel was born in Baltimore, Maryland and attended the Baltimore City Public Schools before receiving degrees from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland. He received his law degree from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1942.
Mandel has been the chairman of the Governor's Commission on the Structure and Efficiency of State Government since 2003. He has also been a member of the Board of Regents for the University System of Maryland since 2003.
Mandel was married to Barbara Oberfeld on June 8, 1941 with two children, Gary and Ellen, but divorced in 1974. He remarried to Jeanne Dorsey. He now lives and practices law in Annapolis.
Political Career
Mandel was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1952, repesenting Balitmore City (District 5). Mandel was chosen as speaker of the house in 1963 and served in that position until 1969, at which point he was elected Governor by the Maryland General Assembly following the resignation of Spiro Agnew (Agnew had resigned as governor to serve as Vice President of the United States under former President Richard Nixon).
Mandel's administration was notable for many reasons. While governor, the executive branch of the Maryland government was reorganized into twelve departments. The mass-transit system of Maryland fostered under him, enacting plans for the establishment of subways for Baltimore City and the Washington, DC suburbs. Additionally, a large public school construction initiative was undertaken while he was governor.
The negative highlight of Mandel's governorship was his conviction of mail fraud and racketeering. As a result, on June 4, 1977, Governor Mandel notified Lieutenant Governor Blair Lee III that Lee would serve as acting governor until further notice (Lee continued to serve as acting governor until January 15, 1979, when Mandel rescinded his letter appointing Lee Acting Governor two days before the expiration of his second full elective term). Mandel served 19 months in prison before being pardoned by President Ronald Reagan. His conviction was officially overturned in 1987 by a lower court and confirmed by the United States Supreme Court.
Bibliography
Marvin Mandel. December 09, 1998. Maryland State Archives. Oct 25, 2004. [1] (http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/stagser/s1259/121/7044/html/msa01486.html)
Note: Some information or images have been taken from a non-password protected section of the Maryland State Archives (http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us). This is copyrighted but may legally be reproduced as long as credit is given.
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