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	Laurence Curtis (1893-1989) — also known as Lawrence Curtis — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 3, 1893. Son of Louis Curtis and Fanny Leland (Richardson) Curtis. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lost a leg during Navy training exercises; lawyer; secretary to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., 1921-22; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1933-36; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1936-41; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1944 (alternate), 1960; Massachusetts state treasurer, 1947-48; defeated, 1948; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1953-63. Episcopalian. Member, Disabled American Veterans; American Bar Association; Freemasons. Died July 11, 1989 (age 95 years, 311 days). Burial location unknown.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
	John F. X. Davoren (1915-1997) — of Milford, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Milford, Worcester County, Mass., July 27, 1915. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1955; Speaker of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1965; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1964; secretary of state of Massachusetts, 1967-74. Catholic. Member, Elks; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Knights of Columbus. Died August 24, 1997 (age 82 years, 28 days). Interment at Massachusetts National Veterans Cemetery, Bourne, Mass.
	John J. Fitzgerald (b. 1941) — also known as Fitz Fitzgerald — of Longmeadow, Hampden County, Mass. Born, in Providence Hospital, Holyoke, Hampden County, Mass., October 9, 1941. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; school teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1968; candidate for Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1980. Irish ancestry. Member, Disabled American Veterans; National Education Association; American Civil Liberties Union. Still living as of 2004.   Books by John J. Fitzgerald: The Vietnam War : A History in Documents (2002)

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