1. George Keverian was an American Democratic Party politician who served as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1985 until 1991.
16 Facts About George Keverian
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George Keverian was born in Everett, Massachusetts, located in Middlesex County, near Boston.
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George Keverian attended Everett High School where he was a champion runner the valedictorian of the class of 1949.
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George Keverian attended Tufts College for two years before transferring to Harvard College.
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George Keverian was elected to the City of Everett Common Council in 1954 at the age of 21, shortly after his graduation from Harvard.
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George Keverian sent an individualized flier to each house with a photo of their own home and a message about the attention he would offer the neighborhood.
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George Keverian served on the Common Council until 1961, serving as President of the Common Council from 1960 to 1961.
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In 1966, George Keverian was elected to represent the 20th Middlesex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
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From 1975 to 1978 George Keverian was the House Majority Whip, the number three leadership position in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
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In 1978 George Keverian was chosen to be the House Majority Leader, the number two leadership position in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
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George Keverian left the post, and state politics, in 1991, after losing the Democratic party primary for Massachusetts State Treasurer.
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George Keverian returned to Everett, where he was appointed as the city's chief assessor in 1995.
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George Keverian lost the position in 2007, with Keverian claiming that he had lost the post due to conflicts with the city's mayor; the mayor stated that the position had been eliminated.
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George Keverian was able to bring his weight down to 260 pounds following gastric bypass surgery in 2002.
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George Keverian had been scheduled to read a Dr Seuss book to first-graders at the school on the day of his death.
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George Keverian was buried in Glenwood Cemetery in Everett, Massachusetts.