John E. Powers

For the copywriter, see John Emory Powers.
John E. Powers
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 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 finished second to incumbent John B. Hynes in the 1955 primary and general election.[2][3] Following Hynes' retirement, Powers became the front-runner for the mayorship. Powers had the most votes in 1959 the primary,[4] but lost to city councilman John F. Collins in the runoff election.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 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
  2. ↑ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=546205
  3. ↑ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=546206
  4. ↑ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=546207
  5. ↑ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=546208


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