James W. Hennigan Jr.

James W. Hennigan Jr.
Chairman of the Boston School Committee
In office
1972–1972
Preceded by Paul R. Tierney
Succeeded by Paul R. Tierney
Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the 5th Suffolk District
In office
1955–1965
Preceded by John F. Collins
Succeeded by Stephen Davenport
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 18th Suffolk District
In office
1953–1955
Personal details
Born (1927-03-27) March 27, 1927
Boston
Political party Democratic Party
Alma mater Babson Institute
Suffolk University Law School
Occupation Lawyer
Insurance broker

James William Hennigan Jr. (born March 27, 1927 in Boston)[1] is a former Massachusetts State legislator.

Hennigan graduated from Babson Institute Suffolk University Law School. He served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1953 to 1955, the Massachusetts Senate from 1955 to 1965 and a member of the Boston School Committee from 1970 to 1974.

Hennigan ran for mayor of Boston in 1959, but lost that election. He was also the Democratic nominee for Massachusetts Attorney General in 1964, but lost to Edward Brooke. He was a driving force behind his daughter Maura Hennigan's unsuccessful 2005 attempt to become mayor of Boston.[2]

Hennigan is the Hennigan referred to in Morgan v. Hennigan since he was head of the Boston School Committee at the time. However, Hennigan had been the leading advocate of trying to implement integration on the School Committee.[3]

His daughter Maura Hennigan was a member of the Boston City Council from 1982 through 2005, and a candidate for Mayor of Boston in November 2005.[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ 1963–1964 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
  2. ↑ Boston Phoenix article on Maura Hennigan's run for mayor
  3. ↑ John Wolfson "The Road to Perdition", Boston Magazine Aug 2004
  4. ↑ Wangsness, Lisa (August 29, 2005). "In Hennigan's run, father sees clan destiny". The Boston Globe. Retrieved February 25, 2018.

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