Thomas P. O'Neill III
Thomas P. O'Neill III | |
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| 65th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts | |
| In office January 2, 1975 – March 6, 1983 | |
| Governor | Michael Dukakis Edward J. King |
| Preceded by | Donald R. Dwight |
| Succeeded by | John Kerry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 20, 1944 Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Boston College Harvard University |
Thomas Phillip O'Neill III (born September 20, 1944)[1] leads a public relations and government affairs firm called O'Neill and Associates in Boston. He is the son of Mildred Anne Miller and Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill, Jr., who served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987.
From 1975 to 1983, O'Neill served as Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. During his term of office, O'Neill created and administered the Office of Federal-State Relations in Boston and Washington, D.C.. During this time he also served on the U.S. State Department Ambassadorial Screening Committee. Prior to becoming lieutenant governor, O’Neill served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. O'Neill is known for his work on behalf of the Big Dig,[2] a project with which his father was instrumentally involved.
O'Neill declined to seek a third term in 1982 in order to run for Governor of Massachusetts, though he would fall foul of the state Democratic Party's rule changes and failed to make the ballot.[3]
O'Neill sits on the Board of Trustees for Boston College and chairs the Board of Trustees of Cristo Rey Boston High School, having graduated from both. He is on the board of Catholic Democrats, a national advocacy organization dealing with faith and politics. O'Neill received his bachelor’s degree from Boston College and earned his Master of Public Administration from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.
References
- ^ "Notable Kin: An Anthology of Columns First Published in the Nehgs Nexus ... - Gary B. Roberts, David Curtis Dearborn, John Anderson Brayton, Richard E. Brenneman, New England Historic Genealogical Society - Google Books". Books.google.ca. 2008-06-12. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
- ^ Vennochi, Joan (2006-07-30). "The O'Neill name and the Big Dig - all in the family - The Boston Globe". Boston.com. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
- ^ Michael Pare (December 6, 1999). "Thomas P. O'Neill, III". Providence Business News. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
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