1. Edward Patrick Boland was an American politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
11 Facts About Edward Boland
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Edward Boland attended Bay Path Institute and Boston College Law School.
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Edward Boland served in the United States Army during World War II.
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Edward Boland was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1939 to 1940 and was the Hampden County register of deeds from 1941 to 1952.
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Edward Boland was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1952.
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Congressman Edward Boland was in office during the closing of the Springfield Armory in 1968, and was harshly criticized for his inability to prevent its closure.
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Edward Boland was re-elected handily with significant help from the family of US Senator Ted Kennedy in what was to be the last challenge to Edward Boland by a major contender.
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Edward Boland lived in a Washington apartment with fellow Massachusetts Congressman Tip O'Neill until 1977.
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Edward Boland announced in April 1988 that he would not run for a 19th term later that year; he never lost an election in 50 years as an elected official.
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Edward Boland married at the age of 62, fathering four children.
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Edward Boland died in 2001 at the age of 90 from natural causes.