Giddy Dyer | |
Birth Name: | Goudyloch Safford Erwin |
Birth Place: | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
Education: | Agnes Scott College (BA) |
Party: | Republican |
Spouse: | Robert C. Dyer |
Death Place: | Davidson, North Carolina, U.S. |
Birth Date: | May 28, 1919 |
Office: | Member of the Illinois House of Representatives |
Death Date: | February 28, 2008 (aged 88) |
Term Start: | 1969 |
Term End: | 1981 |
Goudyloch Safford (née Erwin) "Giddy" Dyer (May 23, 1919 - February 28, 2008) was an American politician and librarian who served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives.
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Dyer grew up in Davidson, North Carolina. She graduated from Agnes Scott College in 1938.
Dyer worked as a children's librarian in New York before marrying Robert C. Dyer. Dyer and her husband moved to Chicago and lived in Western Springs before settling in Hinsdale, Illinois, where she became involved with the Republican Party and served on the DuPage County, Illinois Board. From 1969 to 1981, Dyer served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives.[1] Dyer was one of 2,000 delegates to the 1981 White House Conference on Aging.[2]
In the 2020 miniseries Mrs. America, Dyer was portrayed by Laura de Carteret.[3]
Dyer died of heart failure at her home in Davidson, North Carolina.[4]