John F. Collins

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John F. Collins
50th Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
In office 1960–1968
Preceded by	John B. Hynes
Succeeded by	Kevin H. White
Born	1919 (aged 76)
Died	1995
Political party	Democratic

John F. Collins (1919-1995) was the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, United States from 1960 to 1968.

[edit] Biography

John Collins was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts on July 20, 1919.^[1] In 1941 he graduated from Suffolk University Law School.^[1] He served a tour in the Army during World War II and four years later was elected to the Massachusetts state Senate.^[1] Collins spent two terms as senator and then ran unsuccessfully for state attorney general in 1954.^[1] While campaigning for a seat on the City Council in 1955, he contracted polio, but continued with his campaign despite warnings from his doctors.^[1] He was elected to the Council and the following year was appointed to register of probate for Suffolk County.^[1] In 1959, he ran against John E. Powers for Mayor of Boston. Collins was widely viewed as the underdog in the race.^[1]

After leaving office in 1968, Collins held visiting and consulting professorships at MIT for 13 years^[2]. On November 23, 1995, Collins died of pneumonia in Boston, MA. He was buried at St. Joseph's Cemetery in West Roxbury, MA.^[3] On November 28, 1995, Cardinal Bernard Law celebrated a funeral Mass at Boston's Holy Cross Cathedral for John F. Collins.

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} O'Connor, T.H. (1997). Boston Irish: A Political History. New York: Back Bay Books.
2. ^ http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/1995/collins-1129.html
3. ^ http://www.nndb.com/people/751/000163262/

[edit] External links

• Obituary
• Find-A-Grave profile for John F. Collins
• http://www.ewtn.com/library/ISSUES/ENDIRISH.TXT
• http://www.irishheritagetrail.com/jfcollins.htm
• NY Times Obituary
• http://www.thecrimson.com/printerfriendly.aspx?ref=492233
• http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,811423,00.html?iid=chix-del

Political offices
Preceded by John Hynes	Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts 1960 - 1968	Succeeded by Kevin White

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