Catherine E. Falvey | |
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Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 24th Middlesex district | |
In office 1941–1944 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Catherine Elizabeth Falvey November 6, 1910 Somerville, Massachusetts |
Died | February 6, 1965 (aged 54) Boston, Massachusetts |
Maj. Catherine Elizabeth Falvey (November 6, 1910 – February 6, 1965) was an American attorney and Democratic politician from Somerville, Massachusetts. [1] She represented the 24th Middlesex district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1941 to 1944. [1]
From 1942–46, she served in the Women's Army Corps and retired as a major. [2]
In 1946, she unsuccessfully ran for Congress in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts's 11th congressional district, losing to future president John F. Kennedy. [3]
Catherine E. Falvey | |
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Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 24th Middlesex district | |
In office 1941–1944 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Catherine Elizabeth Falvey November 6, 1910 Somerville, Massachusetts |
Died | February 6, 1965 (aged 54) Boston, Massachusetts |
Maj. Catherine Elizabeth Falvey (November 6, 1910 – February 6, 1965) was an American attorney and Democratic politician from Somerville, Massachusetts. [1] She represented the 24th Middlesex district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1941 to 1944. [1]
From 1942–46, she served in the Women's Army Corps and retired as a major. [2]
In 1946, she unsuccessfully ran for Congress in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts's 11th congressional district, losing to future president John F. Kennedy. [3]