John Foster Furcolo (July 29 1911 – July 5 1995) was a Massachusetts politician and the state’s 60th governor. He also represented the state as a member of the United States House of Representatives and held a variety of other government offices in Massachusetts. He was the first Italian-American governor of the state and an active promoter of community colleges.
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active years end date
1952-09-30, 1961-01-05
active years start date
1949-01-03, 1952-07-05, 1957-01-03
birth date
1911-07-29
birth place
New Haven Connecticut
death date
1995-07-05
death place
Cambridge Massachusetts
lieutenant
Robert F. Murphy (politician)
order in office
60th, Member of the, U.S. House of Representatives, Governor of Massachusetts, from Massachusetts's 2nd district
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