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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsJohn Joseph MOAKLEY
(1927-2001)
MOAKLEY, John Joseph, a
Representative from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Suffolk County,
Mass., April 27, 1927; attended University of Miami, Miami, Fla.,
1950-1951; LL.B., Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Mass.,
1956; United States Navy, 1943-1946; admitted to the Massachusetts
bar, 1957; member of the Massachusetts state house of
representatives, 1953-1963; member of the Massachusetts state
senate, 1964-1970; delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1968;
Boston, Mass., city council, 1971-1973; unsuccessful candidate for
election to the United States House of Representatives in 1970;
elected as an Independent-Democrat to the Ninety-third Congress,
but changed party affiliation to Democrat on January 2, 1973;
reelected as a Democrat to the fourteen succeeding Congresses
(January 3, 1973-May 28, 2001); chairman, Committee on Rules (One
Hundred First through One Hundred Third Congresses); died on May
28, 2001, in Bethesda, Md.; interment in Blue Hills Cemetery,
Braintree, Mass.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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