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. . The 11th Congressional District of Massachusetts
from 1943 to 1961, this district was represented by 3 men,
all Irish Catholic Democrats, who collectively held all these offices
in their political careers:
- 1) the Mayor of the state's largest city -- James Michael Curley (elected in 1914, 1921, 1929, and 1945
- 2) the Governor -- James Michael Curley (1935-1937)
- 3) the State House Speaker -- Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill, Jr. (1949-1953)(first Irishman, first Catholic, and first Democrat to be State House Speaker)
- 4) the U.S. House Speaker -- Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill, Jr. (1977-1987)
- 5) United States Senator -- John F. Kennedy (1953-1961)
- 6) President of the United States -- John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)
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