Margaret McGovern




Margaret F. McGovern was an American attorney and political candidate who was one of the first female candidates to seek statewide office in Massachusetts.




Contents






  • 1 Early life


  • 2 Legal career


  • 3 Political campaigns


  • 4 Personal life and death


  • 5 References





Early life


McGovern was born in Boston in 1924. Her parents, Joseph and Adele McGovern, both graduated from Boston University School of Law. McGovern graduated from Notre Dame Academy in Roxbury in 1942. She attended Emmanuel College for two years before entering an accelerated program at Boston University School of Law.[1]



Legal career


McGovern graduated from law school in 1946 and was the only woman in her graduating class. She then joined the family firm. In 1947, she was admitted to practice law before the United States Supreme Court. In 1956, Mayor John Hynes appointed McGovern to the position of assistant corporation counsel for the city of Boston.[2] She left the city law department following Hynes' departure in 1960.[3] McGovern practiced law for over 60 years, working mainly in family law.[1]



Political campaigns


On May 26, 1960, McGovern announced her candidacy for Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In the Democratic primary she received 24% of the vote to Kevin White's 39% and Francis X. Ahearn 37%.[4]


In 1962, she was a candidate for Massachusetts Attorney General. She finished third in the Democratic primary behind Francis E. Kelly and James R. Lawton.[5]



Personal life and death


McGovern was married twice. Both ended in divorce. She had two daughters with her first husband.[1][2]


McGovern died on February 21, 2009 at her daughter's home in Mill Valley, California.[1]



References





  1. ^ abcd Marquard, Bryan (February 27, 2009). "Margaret McGovern, one of first women to seek Mass. office; 84". The Boston Globe..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ ab O'Brien, Mary (January 22, 1956). "Girl Who Always Wanted to Be a Lawyer Is a Boston Asst. Corporation Counsel". The Boston Daily Globe.


  3. ^ "Woman Seeks Democratic Nod For State Sec". The Boston Globe. May 27, 1960.


  4. ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1960. p. 450.


  5. ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1962. p. 173.









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