Edwin Clinton Bland

Background

Bland,, Edwin Clinton was born on May 30, 1933 in Woodbridge, Virginia, United States. Son of Edwin Clinton and Marguerite (Stanley) Bland.

Education

Bachelor, Shepherd College, 1976.

Career

With Federal Aviation Administration, Leesburg, Virginia, from 1957, training instructor, 1970—1973, area supervisor, 1973—1975, area officer, 1975—1979, area manager, 1979—1981, assistant, air traffic manager, 1981—1984. Training instructor Washington Community College, 1970—1973. Assistant, air traffic manager Washington National Tower, from 1984.

Politics

God, who is heard throughout the Bible, calls for justice for the widows, orphans and aliens who were oppressed by the powers of the day. Therefore the involvement in political life is something that Christians should not avoid.

Views

The very idea that one gender is superior to another should be rejected as well as the erroneous notion that members of one gender may receive love, power, and esteem only at the expense of another.

Membership

President Toppettes Drum and Majorette Corporation, Manassas, Virginia, 1964—1965. Member Prince William County History Commission, 1978—1985. Member of Loom Lodge (Leesburg).

Connections

Married Joan Barbara Lohr, June 28, 1952. Children: Wanda Leah, Sandra Lynn, G. Martin.

Father:

Edwin Clinton Bland

Mother:

Marguerite (Stanley) Bland

Spouse:

Joan Barbara Lohr

child:

Sandra Lynn Bland,

child:

Wanda Leah Bland,

child:

G. Martin Bland,