Edward Boland

Edward Patrick Boland ( born October 1, 1911 in Springfield, Massachusetts, † November 4, 2001 ) was an American politician. Between 1953 and 1989 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Edward Boland attended Central High School in Springfield and then the Bay Path Institute in Longmeadow until 1928. He also studied law in Boston. Later, he began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party. Between 1934 and 1940 he sat as an MP in the House of Representatives from Massachusetts. During the Second World War he served between 1942 and 1945 in the U.S. Army. By 1952, Boland worked as a notary ( Register of Deeds ) in Hampden County.

In the congressional elections of 1952, Boland was in the second electoral district of Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Foster Furcolo on January 3, 1953. After 17 re- election he was able to complete in Congress until January 3, 1989 a total of 18 legislative periods. During his time in Congress were, among others, the Vietnam War, the civil rights movement and in 1974, the Watergate affair. From 1977 to 1985 he was Chairman of Intelligence Special Committee. According to him, in 1982 decided Boland Amendment was named, the sub-band any further financial and military assistance to the CIA-backed Nicaraguan Contra rebels.

In 1988, Edward Boland renounced a new Congress candidacy. After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives, he retired from politics. He died on 4 November 2001 90 -year-old in his hometown of Springfield.

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