Joseph Charles White (1899–1967) was a

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

state senator, state representative,

Boston City Council The Boston City Council is the legislative branch of government for the city of Boston, Massachusetts. It is made up of 13 members: 9 district representatives and 4 at-large members. Councillors are elected to two-year terms and there is no ...

president and chairman of the Boston School Committee. He was the father of Kevin Hagan White who was a

mayor of Boston The mayor of Boston is the head of the municipal government in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston has a mayor–council government. Boston's mayoral elections are nonpartisan (as are all municipal elections in Boston), and elect a mayor to a four- ...

. White was in the

Massachusetts House of Representatives The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from 14 counties each divided into single-member ...

from 1929–1932. He was in the State Senate from 1933–1936. White was a

Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

and a member of the Knights of Columbus.

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Congressional statement honoring the life of Kevin Whitenotes to Oral History interview of James W. Hennigan, Jr
1899 births 1967 deaths Massachusetts state senators Presidents of the Boston City Council American Roman Catholics 20th-century American legislators 20th-century Massachusetts politicians {{Massachusetts-MASenate-stub

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