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'''John Winthrop Sears''' (December 18, 1930 – November 4, 2014) was an American lawyer, historian and politician.<ref name=PublicOfficers>{{cite book |title=Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1967-1968 | url=https://archive.org/stream/publicofficersof19671968bost#page/282/mode/2up }}</ref> His great-great-grandfather was [[David Sears (America)|David Sears]] II. He is the grandson of seven time National tennis champion [[Richard Dudley Sears]] and the first cousin once removed of [[Eleonora Sears]]. Sears is an alumnus of [[St. Mark's School (Massachusetts)|St. Mark's School]], [[Harvard College]] during which he spent a year as a [[Rhodes Scholar]] at [[Oxford University]] and [[Harvard Law School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=9728|title=Our Campaigns - Candidate - John Winthrop Sears|publisher=|accessdate=13 January 2017}}</ref>
'''John Winthrop Sears''' (December 18, 1930 – November 4, 2014) was an American lawyer, historian and politician.<ref name=PublicOfficers>{{cite book |title=Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1967-1968 | url=https://archive.org/stream/publicofficersof19671968bost#page/282/mode/2up }}</ref> His great-great-grandfather was [[David Sears (America)|David Sears]] II. He is the grandson of seven time National tennis champion [[Richard Dudley Sears]] and the first cousin once removed of [[Eleonora Sears]]. Sears is an alumnus of [[St. Mark's School (Massachusetts)|St. Mark's School]], [[Harvard College]] during which he spent a year as a [[Rhodes Scholar]] at [[Oxford University]], and [[Harvard Law School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=9728|title=Our Campaigns - Candidate - John Winthrop Sears|publisher=|accessdate=13 January 2017}}</ref>


He served as a member of the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] from 1965–1968, Sheriff of [[Suffolk County, Massachusetts]] from 1968-1969. He was [[Metropolitan District Commission]]er from 1970–1975, He was Chairman of the [[Massachusetts Republican Party]] from 1975-1976. He ran for municipal office and served as a [[Boston City Council]]or from 1980-1981. He was a candidate for [[Mayor of Boston]] in [[Boston mayoral election, 1967|1967]], [[Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth|Secretary of the Commonwealth]] in 1978. He was the Republican candidate for [[Governor of Massachusetts]] in [[Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1982|1982]]. Sears received one vote for the Vice Presidential nomination at the [[1976 Republican National Convention]].
He served as a member of the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] from 1965–1968, Sheriff of [[Suffolk County, Massachusetts]] from 1968-1969. He was [[Metropolitan District Commission]]er from 1970–1975, He was Chairman of the [[Massachusetts Republican Party]] from 1975-1976. He ran for municipal office and served as a [[Boston City Council]]or from 1980-1981. He was a candidate for [[Mayor of Boston]] in [[Boston mayoral election, 1967|1967]], [[Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth|Secretary of the Commonwealth]] in 1978. He was the Republican candidate for [[Governor of Massachusetts]] in [[Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1982|1982]]. Sears received one vote for the Vice Presidential nomination at the [[1976 Republican National Convention]].

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John W. Sears
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 3rd Suffolk district
In office
1965–1968
Preceded byHerbert B. Hollis
Succeeded byJoseph A. Langone III
Sheriff of Suffolk County, Massachusetts
In office
1968–1969
Preceded byFrederick R. Sullivan
Succeeded byThomas Eisenstadt
Metropolitan District Commissioner
In office
1970–1975
Preceded byHoward J. Whitmore, Jr.
Succeeded byJohn Snedeker
Chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party
In office
1975–1976
Preceded byWilliam Barnstead
Succeeded byGordon M. Nelson
Personal details
Born
John Winthrop Sears

December 18, 1930
Boston, Massachusetts
DiedNovember 4, 2014(2014-11-04) (aged 83)
Boston, Massachusetts
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceBoston[1]
Alma materHarvard University
Harvard Law School
University of Oxford[1]
OccupationLawyer
Stock broker[1]

John Winthrop Sears (December 18, 1930 – November 4, 2014) was an American lawyer, historian and politician.[1] His great-great-grandfather was David Sears II. He is the grandson of seven time National tennis champion Richard Dudley Sears and the first cousin once removed of Eleonora Sears. Sears is an alumnus of St. Mark's School, Harvard College during which he spent a year as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, and Harvard Law School.[2]

He served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1965–1968, Sheriff of Suffolk County, Massachusetts from 1968-1969. He was Metropolitan District Commissioner from 1970–1975, He was Chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party from 1975-1976. He ran for municipal office and served as a Boston City Councilor from 1980-1981. He was a candidate for Mayor of Boston in 1967, Secretary of the Commonwealth in 1978. He was the Republican candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 1982. Sears received one vote for the Vice Presidential nomination at the 1976 Republican National Convention.

In 2012 the longtime party activist defined himself as "an old-fashioned, center-fielding Republican."[3] He died at his home in Boston on November 4, 2014.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1967-1968.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - John Winthrop Sears". Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  3. ^ ‘Mass. moderate’ insult has local Republicans wincing The Boston Globe 10 January 2012
  4. ^ "John Winthrop Sears, 83; a vanishing vestige of Boston's Republican Brahmin tradition - The Boston Globe". Retrieved 13 January 2017.
Party political offices
Preceded by Massachusetts Republican Party gubernatorial candidate
1982 (lost)
Succeeded by