What is Claire Shulman?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Claire Shulman | image = Claire Shulman 2012.jpg | caption = Shulman in 2012 | office = 17th [[Borough President]] of [[Queens, New York|Queens]] | term_start = January 28, 1986 | term_end = January 3, 2002 | predecessor = [[Donald Manes]] | successor = [[Helen M. Marshall]] | birth_date = {{birth date|1926|2|23}} | birth_place = [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City|New York]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2002|8|16|1926|2|23}} | death_place = [[Queens]], New York | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | spouse = Dr. Melvin Shulman | children = one, Dr. [[Ellen S. Baker]] | alma_mater = | religion = | website = }} '''Claire K. Shulman''' (February 23, 1926 in [[Brooklyn, New York]] &ndash; August 16, 2020 in [[Queens, New York]]) was an [[Americans|American]] politician. She was the borough president of [[Queens]], [[New York City]] from 1986 until 2002. She was the first woman to hold this position in Queens history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/13/nyregion/shulman-elected-to-succeed-manes.html|title=Shulman Elected to Succeed Manes|first=Frank|last=Lynn|date=13 March 1986|publisher=|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> Shulman died on August 16, 2020 of [[lung cancer]] at the age of 94.<ref>[https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2020/08/17/claire-shulman--former-queens-borough-president--dies-at-94 Claire Shulman, Former Queens Borough President, Dies at 94]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.cityhallnews.com/031207/feature6_031207.html ''City Hall News'' (03/12/2007)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081008041714/http://cityhallnews.com/031207/feature6_031207.html |date=2008-10-08 }} *[https://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/10/nyregion/health-care-shift-in-jackson-heights.html?pagewanted=all ''New York Times'' 1996 article] {{DEFAULTSORT:Shulman, Claire}} [[Category:1926 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Dea