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William Lantigua
William Lantigua (born February 19, 1955) is a politician in Massachusetts. He became Mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts, in January 2010 following his November 2009 defeat of Lawrence City Councilor David Abdoo. Upon taking office, Lantigua became the first elected and second serving Hispanic mayor in Massachusetts history. Early life and career William Lantigua was born in the Dominican Republic on February 19, 1955, to Enrique Lantigua and Ana Elvira Soto. Lantigua has three siblings- one sister and two brothers. He moved to the United States in 1974 from the Dominican Republic. He was educated in the Dominican Republic and later worked for 23 years for Schneider Electric in North Andover, Massachusetts. William Lantigua is the father of three daughters; Veronica, Vanessa, and Valerie as well as his son William Kennedy. For years during the 1990s, Lantigua worked as an organizer in the City of Lawrence helping elect Jose Santiago, the second Puerto Rican to serve in the Massa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mayors Of Lawrence, Massachusetts
The Mayor of Lawrence is the head of the municipal government in Lawrence, Massachusetts. There was no Mayor of Lawrence from April 14, 1847 until March 21, 1853, because up to that point Lawrence was still incorporated as a town. The Town of Lawrence was administered by the Board of Selectmen. List of mayors Notes References *Arrington, Benjamin F. Arrington: Municipal history of Essex County in Massachusetts, Volume 2 (1922). *Hayes, Jonathan Franklin Chesley: History of the city of Lawrence, Lawrence, Ma.: (1868). *Merrill, C.G.: The Lawrence gazetteer : containing a record of the important events in Lawrence and vicinity from 1845 to 1894, also, a history of the corporations, industrial establishments, churches, societies, clubs, and other organizations; national, state and municipal statistics, and a variety of useful information (1894). *Wadsworth, Horace Andrew, History of Lawrence, Massachusetts: with Portraits and Biographical Sketches, Lawrence, Ma.: Lawrence Eagl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominican Republic Emigrants To The United States
Dominican may refer to: * Someone or something from or related to the Dominican Republic ( , stress on the "mi"), on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles, in the Caribbean ** People of the Dominican Republic ** Demographics of the Dominican Republic ** Culture of the Dominican Republic * Someone or something from or related to the Commonwealth of Dominica ( , stress on the "ni"), an island nation in the Lesser Antilles, in the Caribbean ** People of Dominica ** Demographics of Dominica ** Culture of Dominica * Dominican Order, a Catholic religious order Schools * Dominican College (other), numerous colleges throughout the world * Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology, Berkeley, California, United States * Dominican University (Illinois), River Forest, Illinois, United States * Dominican University of California Dominican University of California is a private university in San Rafael, California. It was founded in 1890 as Dominican College by the D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayors Of Lawrence, Massachusetts
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as the means by which a mayor is elected or otherwise mandated. Depending on the system chosen, a mayor may be the chief executive officer of the municipal government, may simply chair a multi-member governing body with little or no independent power, or may play a solely ceremonial role. A mayor's duties and responsibilities may be to appoint and oversee municipal managers and employees, provide basic governmental services to constituents, and execute the laws and ordinances passed by a municipal governing body (or mandated by a state, territorial or national governing body). Options for selection of a mayor include direct election by the public, or selection by an elected governing council or board. The term ''mayor'' shares a linguistic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Party Members Of The Massachusetts House Of Representatives
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic Party (Cyprus) (DCY) ** Democratic Party (Japan) (DP) **Democratic Party (Italy) (PD) **Democratic Party (Hong Kong) (DPHK) **Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) **Democratic Party of Korea **Democratic Party (other), for a full list *A member of a Democrat Party (other) *A member of a Democracy Party (other) *Australian Democrats, a political party *Democrats (Brazil), a political party *Democrats (Chile), a political party * Democrats (Croatia), a political party * Democrats (Gothenburg political party), in the city of Gothenburg, Sweden *Democrats (Greece), a political party *Democrats (Greenland), a political party *Sweden Democrats, a political party * Supporters of political parties and democracy movements ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1955 Births
Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijiangshan Islands: The Chinese Communist People's Liberation Army seizes the islands from the Republic of China (Taiwan). * January 22 – In the United States, The Pentagon announces a plan to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), armed with nuclear weapons. * January 23 – The Sutton Coldfield rail crash kills 17, near Birmingham, England. * January 25 – The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union announces the end of the war between the USSR and Germany, which began during World War II in 1941. * January 28 – The United States Congress authorizes President Dwight D. Eisenhower to use force to protect Formosa from the People's Republic of China. February * February 10 – The United States Sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spousal Privilege
In the common law, spousal privilege (also called marital privilege or husband-wife privilege) is a term used in the law of evidence to describe two separate privileges that apply to spouses: the spousal communications privilege and the spousal testimonial privilege. Both types of privilege are based on the policy of encouraging spousal harmony and preventing spouses from having to condemn, or be condemned by, their spouses: the spousal communications privilege or confidences privilege is a form of privileged communication that protects the contents of confidential communications between spouses during their marriage from testimonial disclosure, while spousal testimonial privilege (also called spousal incompetency and spousal immunity) protects the individual holding the privilege from being called to testify in proceedings relating to their spouse. However, in some countries, the spousal privileges have their roots in the legal fiction that a husband and wife were one person ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorenza Ortega
Lorenza is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Lorenza Agoncillo (1890–1972), daughter of the principal seamstress of the first and official Philippine flag * Lorenza Alessandrini (born 1990), Italian ice dancer who began representing France internationally in 2015 *Lorenza Ramírez de Arellano (1906–1970), the first wife of former Governor of Puerto Rico Luis A. Ferré * Lorenza Arnetoli (born 1974), Italian basketball player *Lorenza Avemanay, indigenous Ecuadorian who led an 1803 revolt against the Spanish occupation in Guamote * María Lorenza Barreneche (1926–2016), Argentine public figure and wife of the late President Raúl Alfonsín *Lorenza Bernot (born 1988), Mexican beauty pageant contestant who competed in the Miss International 2008 pageant * Lorenza Bonaccorsi (born 1968), Italian politician * Lorenza Borrani (born 1983), Italian violinist * Lorenza Cobb (1888–1953), American baseball catcher in the Negro leagues * Lorenza Colzato (born 1974), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Blanco
Alex Blanco (born 1972) is an American politician who served as mayor of Passaic, New Jersey. A member of the Democratic Party he was the first elected and second serving Dominican-American mayor in the United States. being convicted of federal bribery charges in 2016. Biography Alex Blanco was born in the Dominican Republic in 1972. In 1984, when Alex was 12 years old, he emigrated from La Vega Province to Passaic, New Jersey, with his mother, stepfather, and two siblings. Two of his siblings have recently moved with him as well. Blanco's family struggled financially and received foodstamps for a time during Alex's childhood. He was paid by the Passaic School Board for taking the SAT's. Blanco graduated Kean University and New York College of Podiatric Medicine. Blanco was first elected in November 2008 in a special election to complete the unexpired term of former Mayor Samuel Rivera, who resigned after pleading guilty to attempted extortion. Blanco received around twe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Dowling (Massachusetts Politician)
Patricia A. Dowling is an American politician and jurist who is a justice of the Ipswich District Court. Early life Dowling was born on December 10, 1957 in Lawrence, Massachusetts. She attended Skidmore College and Suffolk University Law School. Political career Dowling served on the Massachusetts Governor's Council from 1995 to 2001. Concurrently, from 1998 to 2001 she was Mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts Lawrence is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, on the Merrimack River. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 89,143. Surrounding communities include Methuen to the north, Andover to the southwest, and Nort .... In 2000, she was defeated in her bid for reelection by Mary-Ellen Manning in Democratic primary. Judicial career In 2001, Dowling was appointed to the Ipswich District Court and resigned as Mayor. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Dowling, Patricia 1957 births Living people Massachusetts District Court judges Mayors of Lawren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Andover, Massachusetts
North Andover is an affluent town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 30,915. History Native Americans inhabited what is now northeastern Massachusetts for thousands of years prior to European colonization of the Americas. At the time of European arrival, Massachusett and Naumkeag people inhabited the area south of the Merrimack River and Pennacooks inhabited the area to the north. The Massachusett referred to the area that would later become North Andover as ''Cochichawick''. The lands south of the Merrimack River around Lake Cochichewick and the Shawsheen River were set aside by the Massachusetts General Court in 1634 for the purpose of creating an inland plantation. The Cochichewick Plantation, as it was called, was purchased on May 6, 1646 when Reverend John Woodbridge, who had settled the land for the English, paid Massachusett sachem Cutshamekin six pounds and a coat for the lands. The plantation was then incorporated as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
