Biography
A Representative from New Hampshire. Born in Holyoke, Hampden County, Mass. , October 14, 1937. Attended parochial school in Holyoke, Mass. , and high school in Worcester, Mass. B. A. , Assumption College, 1960. LL. B. , Boston University Law School, 1963. Served in the United States Army Reserves, 1964-1967. Admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1963 and to the New Hampshire bar in 1964. New Hampshire Assistant Attorney General, 1966-1969. Manchester City Prosecutor, 1970-1972. Delegate to New Hampshire State Democratic conventions, 1970, 1972. Delegate to Democratic National Convention, 1972. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fourth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1975-January 3, 1985). Was not a candidate for reelection in 1984 to the Ninety-ninth Congress but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate. Returned to the practice of law in Washington, D. C. Unsuccessful candidate in 1992 for nomination for governor of New Hampshire. Chairman, National Credit Union Administration, 1993-2000. Is a resident of Manchester, N. H.