Longtime Baltimore City Del. Hattie Harrison dies at 84 - baltimoresun.com: Del. Hattie Harrison, the longest-serving current member of the House of Delegates, died Monday night, House Speaker Michael E. Busch announced. She was 84.
Harrison, a Democrat who represented East Baltimore's 45th District since 1973, served until recently as chairman of the House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee. She was the first African-American woman to chair a legislative committee in Maryland, holding that position 33 years until being named chairman emeritus this year.
The cause of death was not available Monday night.
Born in Lancaster, S.C, Harrison attended Baltimore public schools and was a graduate of Antioch College. Busch's office said she was a school teacher for much of her life.
