| Ann J. Land | |
| Birth Date: | 12 April 1932 |
| Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Death Place: | Sea Isle City, New Jersey |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Spouse: | John Land[1] |
| Profession: | Politician, Librarian, Community-relations Specialist |
| Office: | Member of the Philadelphia City Council from the 4th District |
| Term Start: | October 30, 1980[2] |
| Term End: | January 7, 1992 |
| Predecessor: | George Schwartz |
| Successor: | Michael Nutter |
Ann J. Chambers Land (March 12, 1932 - March 9, 2010) was a member of the Philadelphia City Council and a member of the Democratic Party.
Land was a native of North Philadelphia, where she attended John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls High School. After graduating from high school in 1950, she was an office worker, and later became a librarian at the Pennsylvania Senate.[3]
She was an active campaigner for John F. Kennedy, and later became a member of the Philadelphia's Democratic Committee. In the late 1970s, she was elected leader of the 38th Ward.
In 1980, she won a special election to the Philadelphia City Council, after incumbent George Schwartz resigned in the wake of the Abscam scandal. She was re-elected 1983, and in 1987, she won a second full-term by defeating challenger Michael Nutter.
In 1991, Nutter again challenged Land,[4] and this time was successful. Nutter would go on to wage a successful campaign for Mayor in 2007.
After her defeat, Land was a community-relations specialist with Philadelphia Gas Works.
Land married her husband, John, in 1954. He was a beverage distributor with a business in West Philadelphia. The couple had five children.
She died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in March 2010 at her home in Sea Isle City, New Jersey.