Edward Boland

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Edward Boland
Register of Deeds of Hampden County
In office
1941–1952
Preceded byC. Wesley Hale[1]
Succeeded byJohn P. Lynch[2]
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 4th Hampden district
In office
January 2, 1935 – January 1, 1941
Preceded byEdward M. Cawley[3]
Succeeded byEugene J. Sweeney[4]
Personal details
Born
Edward Patrick Boland

(1911-10-01)October 1, 1911
Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedNovember 4, 2001(2001-11-04) (aged 90)
Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMary Egan
Children4
EducationBay Path University
Boston College
Signature
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1942–1946
RankCaptain[5]
Battles/warsWorld War II

Edward Patrick Boland (October 1, 1911 – November 4, 2001) was an American politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A Democrat, he was a representative from Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district.

Early life and education

Boland's father was an

Bay Path Institute and Boston College Law School
.

Military service

He served in the United States Army during World War II.[7]

Political career

President Ronald Reagan attending a St. Patrick's Day luncheon hosted by Speaker Tip O'Neill, House Minority Leader Robert H. Michel, and Boland

He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1939 to 1940 and was the Hampden County register of deeds from 1941 to 1952.

Boland was elected to the

Congress.[8] Boland lived in a Washington apartment with fellow Massachusetts Congressman Tip O'Neill
(whose wife remained in Massachusetts) until 1977.

Boland announced in April 1988 that he would not run for a 19th term later that year; he never lost an election in 50 years as an elected official.[9] Earlier, he'd tipped off Springfield mayor Richard Neal about his pending retirement, allowing Neal to get a significant head start in fundraising.[10] Neal would be unopposed for the Democratic nomination–the real contest in this heavily Democratic district–and has held this seat, now numbered as the 1st district, ever since.

Personal life & death

Boland married at the age of 62, fathering four children. Boland died in 2001 at the age of 90 from natural causes.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ A manual for the use of the General Court (1939)
  2. ^ A manual for the use of the General Court (1953)
  3. ^ Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1934)
  4. ^ Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1941)
  5. ^ EDWARD P. BOLAND, 90
  6. ^ Oliver, Myrna (November 6, 2001). "Rep. Edward Boland, 90; Opposed Aid to Contras". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
  7. ^ a b "BOLAND, Edward Patrick, (1911 - 2001)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
  8. ^ "The Counterrevolutionaries (The Contras)". Understanding the Iran-Contra Affairs. Brown University. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
  9. The Associated Press
    .
  10. ISBN 978-1-56802-470-7
    .
  11. ^ Feeney, Mark (November 6, 2001). "Longtime congressman Edward Boland dies". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on November 21, 2001.

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