Edward Boland

GPTKB entity

Properties (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:American_Legion
gptkb:Veterans_of_Foreign_Wars
gptkb:Knights_of_Columbus
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:awards Honorary_Doctorate_from_Worcester_State_University
gptkbp:birthDate 1911-01-15
gptkbp:children gptkb:Edward_Boland_Jr.
gptkbp:committee gptkb:Massachusetts's_2nd_congressional_district
gptkb:House_Appropriations_Committee
gptkbp:deathDate 2007-01-10
gptkbp:education gptkb:Boston_College_Law_School
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edward Boland
gptkbp:image Edward_Boland.jpg
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:John_Olver
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:knownFor Constituent services
Advocacy for education funding
Support for social programs
gptkbp:legacy Boland_Amendment's_impact_on_U.S._foreign_policy.
gptkbp:length 38 years
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:nickname Eddie
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Boland_Amendment
gptkbp:occupation Politician
gptkbp:office Chairman_of_the_House_Appropriations_Committee
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Springfield,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Worcester,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:politicalRole 1949
1987
gptkbp:positionHeld Member_of_the_U.S._House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:F._Bradford_Morse
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholic
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Worcester,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:serviceYears 1942-1945
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Boland
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_Olver
gptkbp:termEnd 1987-01-03
gptkbp:termStart 1949-01-03