George V. Kenneally Jr.
George V. Kenneally Jr. in 1961
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
In office
1963–1971
Preceded byJohn J. Beades
Succeeded byJoseph B. Walsh
Constituency7th Suffolk (1963–1971)
6th Suffolk (1971)
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 15th Suffolk district
In office
1957–1963
Preceded byJohn P. McMorrow
Succeeded byPaul Murphy
Personal details
Born
George Vincent Kenneally Jr.

December 29, 1929
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJanuary 11, 1999 (aged 69)
Florida, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materNortheastern University
Suffolk University Law School
OccupationLawyer
Politician

George Vincent Kenneally Jr. (December 29, 1929 – January 11, 1999) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the Massachusetts General Court and was legal counsel to the Massachusetts Senate.

Early life

Kenneally was born on December 29, 1929, in Boston.[1] His father, George Kenneally, was a National Football League player and a teacher and coach at Revere High School.[2] Kenneally graduated from The English High School, Northeastern University, and Suffolk University Law School.[1]

Political career

Kenneally first ran for the Massachusetts House of Representatives at the age of 22. After two unsuccessful attempts, he was elected in 1956.[3] From 1963 to 1971 he was a member of the Massachusetts Senate. In 1964, Kenneally and Massachusetts Senate Majority Leader Maurice A. Donahue introduced a bill to establish the University of Massachusetts Boston, with Majority Whip of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Robert H. Quinn co-sponsoring the House bill.[4] The bill was signed into law by Massachusetts Governor Endicott Peabody on June 16, 1964.[5]

In 1971, Kenneally resigned to become the associate legal counsel of the Massachusetts Senate.[6] He served as acting legal counsel from 1984 until his retirement on July 1, 1991.[7] He died on January 11, 1999, after suffering a heart attack at his vacation home in West Palm Beach, Florida. He was 69 years old.[3][6]

References

  1. 1 2 1971–1972 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1971 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ↑ "George Kenneally, 67; Revere Teacher, Coach". The Boston Globe. September 4, 1968.
  3. 1 2 "George V. Kenneally Jr., 69, served in state House, Senate". The Patriot Ledger. January 14, 1999.
  4. ↑ Feldberg, Michael (2015). UMass Boston at 50: A Fiftieth-Anniversary History of the University of Massachusetts Boston. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-1625341693.
  5. ↑ Feldberg, Michael (2015). UMass Boston at 50: A Fiftieth-Anniversary History of the University of Massachusetts Boston. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-1625341693.
  6. 1 2 Long, Tom (January 14, 1999). "George V. Kenneally Jr., at 69; served Dorchester in Legislature". The Boston Globe.
  7. ↑ "Panel raps 'favoritism' by Hub judge". Boston Herald. July 12, 1992.
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