Catholic politicians from Massachusetts

The list Catholic politicians from Massachusetts includes John F. Kennedy, Richard Neal, Mike Capuano, William R. Keating and Stephen Lynch (politician). The list consists of 22 members.

1.

John F. Kennedy

President of the United States from 1961 to 1963

Overview: John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from January 1961 ...

Date of birth: 29 May 1917

Date of death: 22 November 1963

Age: 46 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Head of State

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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20th-century assassinated national presidents 44T

1960s assassinated American politicians 3T

1960s assassinated politicians 59T
2.

Robert F. Kennedy

American politician and lawyer (1925–1968)

Overview: Robert Francis Kennedy (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968), also referred to by his initials RFK and occasionally by the nickname Bobby, was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 64th ...

Date of birth: 20 November 1925

Date of death: 6 June 1968

Age: 42 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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The Boston Post people 43T

American anti-poverty advocates 79T

Portsmouth Abbey School alumni 28T
3.

Ted Kennedy

American politician (1932–2009)

Overview: Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years, from 1962 until his death in 2009 ...

Date of birth: 22 February 1932

Date of death: 25 August 2009

Age: 77 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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Deaths from glioblastoma 28T

Deaths from brain cancer in Massachusetts 5T

Democratic Party United States senators from Massachusetts 6T
4.

Joseph P. Kennedy

American businessman and politician (1888–1969)

Overview: Joseph Patrick Kennedy Sr. (September 6, 1888 – November 18, 1969) was a prominent American businessman, investor and politician. He is known for his own political prominence as well as that of his ch ...

Date of birth: 6 September 1888

Date of death: 18 November 1969

Age: 81 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Business

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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American anti-communists 215T

Catholics from Massachusetts 241T

Burials at Holyhood Cemetery (Brookline) 25T
5.

John Kerry

American politician and diplomat (born 1943)

Overview: John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 68th United States Secretary of State from 2013 to 2017. An attorney and former naval officer, Kerry ...

Date of birth: 11 December 1943

Age: 80

Nationality: American

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 4" (193 cm)

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Fessenden School alumni 12T

Biden administration personnel 51T

Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations 55T
6.

Maura Healey

73rd governor of Massachusetts (born 1971)

Overview: Maura Tracy Healey (born February 8, 1971) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the Massachusetts Attorney General. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

Date of birth: 8 February 1971

Age: 53

Nationality: American

Occupation: Attorney

Gender: Female

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21st-century American women lawyers 453T

20th-century American women lawyers 628T

Harvard College alumni 2,992T
7.

Joseph Kennedy

American politician and businessman

Overview: Joseph Patrick Kennedy II (born September 24, 1952) is an American businessman, Democratic politician, and a member of the Kennedy family.

Date of birth: 24 September 1952

Age: 71

Nationality: American

Occupation: Activist

Gender: Male

Partner: Anne Elizabeth Kelly (Married)

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Catholics from Massachusetts 241T

Hijacking survivors 27T

Businesspeople from Boston, Massachusetts 297T
8.

Richard Neal

American politician (born 1949)

Overview: Richard Edmund Neal (born February 14, 1949) is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 1st congressional district since 1989. The district, numbered as the 2nd d ...

Date of birth: 14 February 1949

Age: 75

Nationality: American

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Male

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Springfield, Massachusetts City Council members 14T

Holyoke Community College alumni 8T

Catholics from Massachusetts 245T
9.

Mike Capuano

American politician (born 1952)

Overview: Michael Everett Capuano (born January 9, 1952) is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 1999 to 2019. A Democrat, his district included the northern three- ...

Date of birth: 9 January 1952

Age: 72

Nationality: American

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Male

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Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts 96T

American politicians of Italian descent 527T

Catholics from Massachusetts 264T
10.

William R. Keating

American politician

Overview: William Richard Keating (born September 6, 1952) is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 9th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party ...

Date of birth: 6 September 1952

Age: 72

Nationality: American

Occupation: Attorney

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Catholics from Massachusetts 241T

21st-century American politicians 12,658T

Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives 4,764T
11.

James Michael Curley

American politician (1874–1958)

Overview: James Michael Curley (November 20, 1874 – November 12, 1958) was an American Democratic politician from Boston, Massachusetts. He served four terms as Mayor of Boston. He also served a single term as ...

Date of birth: 20 November 1874

Date of death: 12 November 1958

Age: 83 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Male

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People involved in anti-Protestantism 44T

American anti-communists 339T

People from Jamaica Plain 94T
12.

Tip O'Neill

American politician (1912–1994)

Overview: Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill Jr. (December 9, 1912 – January 5, 1994) was an American politician who served as the 47th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987, representing ...

Date of birth: 9 December 1912

Date of death: 5 January 1994

Age: 81 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 4" (193 cm)

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Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts 95T

20th-century American memoirists 455T

20th-century American male writers 9,107T
13.

Ed Markey

American politician (born 1946)

Overview: Edward John Markey (born July 11, 1946) is an American politician who has served as the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. Re ...

Date of birth: 11 July 1946

Age: 78

Nationality: American

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Male

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Catholics from Massachusetts 241T

Military personnel from Massachusetts 218T

21st-century American non-fiction writers 3,037T
14.

Lori Trahan

American politician

Overview: Lori Ann Loureiro Trahan (born October 27, 1973) is an American businesswoman and politician who serves as the U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district, having been elected in ...

Date of birth: 27 October 1973

Age: 50

Occupation: Politician

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21st-century American women politicians 3,140T

21st-century American politicians 12,659T

Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives 4,764T
15.

Jim McGovern

American politician (born 1959)

Overview: James Patrick McGovern (born November 20, 1959) is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district. He is the Chair of the House Rules C ...

Date of birth: 20 November 1959

Age: 64

Nationality: American

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Male

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Catholics from Massachusetts 241T

American University School of Public Affairs alumni 49T

21st-century American politicians 12,659T
16.

James M. Kelly (Boston politician)

American politician

Overview: James M. Kelly (1940–January 9, 2007), of Boston, Massachusetts, served on the Boston City Council for 23 years, representing South Boston, the South End and Chinatown.

Date of birth: 1940

Date of death: 2007

Age: 66 (age at death)

Occupation: Politician

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Catholics from Massachusetts 241T

People from South Boston 48T

Sheet metal workers 26T
17.

Stephen Lynch (politician)

American politician (born 1955)

Overview: Stephen Francis Lynch (born March 31, 1955) is an American politician who has served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts since 2001. He is a Democrat representing Massa ...

Date of birth: 31 March 1955

Age: 69

Nationality: American

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Male

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Catholics from Massachusetts 241T

People from South Boston 48T

American construction trades workers 39T
18.

John William McCormack

American politician

Overview: John William McCormack (December 21, 1891 – November 22, 1980) was an American politician from Boston, Massachusetts. An attorney and a Democrat, McCormack served in the United States Army during World ...

Date of birth: 21 December 1891

Date of death: 22 November 1980

Age: 88 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Attorney

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American anti-communists 215T

Lawyers from Dedham, Massachusetts 17T

Politicians from Dedham, Massachusetts 35T
19.

Rep. Martin Walsh

American politician & union official (born 1967)

Overview: Martin Joseph Walsh (born April 10, 1967) is a politician from Boston, Massachusetts. A Democrat, he has served as the 54th mayor of Boston since 2014. He was previously a member of the Massachusetts House ...

Date of birth: 10 April 1967

Age: 57

Nationality: American

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Male

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Biden administration cabinet members 31T

People from Dorchester, Massachusetts 98T

Catholics from Massachusetts 241T
20.

James Donovan (Boston politician)

Overview: James Donovan (May 28, 1859 – January 19, 1929) was an American politician who held a number offices in the city of Boston. He served as a member of common council, both houses of the Massachusetts General ...

Date of birth: 28 May 1859

Date of death: 19 January 1929

Age: 69 (age at death)

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Democratic Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 597T

Democratic Party Massachusetts state senators 191T

People from South End, Boston 45T