John E. Powers
John E. Powers | |
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Powers circa 1945 | |
President of the Massachusetts Senate | |
In office 1959–1964 | |
Preceded by | Newland H. Holmes |
Succeeded by | Maurice A. Donahue |
Minority Leader of the Massachusetts Senate | |
In office 1950–1959 | |
Preceded by | Chester A. Dolan, Jr. |
Succeeded by | Fred I. Lamson |
Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the 4th Suffolk District | |
In office 1947–1964 | |
Preceded by | Leo J. Sullivan |
Succeeded by | Joe Moakley |
Personal details | |
Born | November 10, 1910 Boston, Massachusetts |
Died | July 31, 1998(1998-07-31) (aged 87) Hyannis, Massachusetts |
Political party | Democratic |
John E. Powers (November 10, 1910 – July 31, 1998) was an American politician who served as President of the Massachusetts Senate from 1959 to 1964.
Powers, a former clam digger, messenger, and machine operator, served as a State Senator from Boston from 1940 to 1964 and Supreme Judicial Court of Suffolk County from 1964 to 1988.[1] He was twice a candidate for Mayor of Boston. He lost to incumbent John B. Hynes in the 1955 mayoral election.[2][3] Following Hynes' retirement, Powers became the front-runner for the mayorship, however he lost to Boston City Council member John F. Collins in the 1959 mayoral election,[4] despite having the most votes in the preliminary election amongst five candidates.[5]
Powers is remembered on the Boston Irish Heritage Trail.[6]
See also
- Massachusetts legislature: 1939, 1941–1942, 1943–1944, 1945–1946, 1947–1948, 1949–1950, 1951–1952, 1953–1954, 1955–1956, 1957–1958, 1959–1960, 1961–1962, 1963–1964
References
- ^ http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BG&p_theme=bg&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADDD375C083886&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM [bare URL]
- ^ "Our Campaigns - Boston Mayor - Primary Race - Sep 27, 1955".
- ^ "Our Campaigns - Boston Mayor Race - Nov 08, 1955".
- ^ "Our Campaigns - Boston Mayor Race - Nov 03, 1959".
- ^ "Our Campaigns - Boston Mayor - Primary Race - Sep 22, 1959".
- ^ "South Boston". Irish Heritage Trail.
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