Donald Rathbun Dwight was born on March 26,1931 and is an American newspaper executive and politician who served as the 64th lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 1971 to 1975.
17 Facts About Donald Dwight
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Donald Rathbun Dwight was born on March 26,1931, in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
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Donald Dwight then worked for his family's newspaper, where he became assistant to the publisher in 1957.
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Donald Dwight served as a South Hadley town meeting member, director of the J Russell and Co.
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From 1963 to 1966, Donald Dwight was the Associate Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Works.
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From September to December 1968, Dwight directed several task forces that researching state problems for Lieutenant Governor Francis W Sargent, who was about to become Acting Governor upon the resignation of John A Volpe.
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In December 1968, Donald Dwight was appointed by Sargent to serve as Commissioner of Administration and Finance.
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Donald Dwight was named chairman of the special commission to modernize state government under Sargent.
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On June 18,1970, Sargent's running mate in the upcoming election, State Representative Martin Linsky, dropped out of the race and Sargent chose Donald Dwight to replace him on the ticket.
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Donald Dwight had been a close confidant of Sargent since their days at the Department of Public Works and Sargent described him on more than one occasion as the man he most trusted.
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Donald Dwight was not involved in any major policy decisions.
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Donald Dwight remained with the paper until November 1,1982, when John Cowles Jr.
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In 1980, Donald Dwight was the subject of a federal investigation relating to the awarding of a state contract during his time as Commissioner of Administration and Finance and Lieutenant Governor.
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Donald Dwight denied the allegations and called them "an absolute lie by a professional liar".
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On May 11,1981, US Attorney Edward F Harrington announced that Dwight had been cleared of any wrongdoing.
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From 1984 to 1985, Donald Dwight was president and chief executive officer of a health service company.
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Donald Dwight went on to publish seven New England newspapers and became chairman of Newspapers of New England.