John Moakley Jr.

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Boston_University_School_of_Law
gptkb:Boston_College
gptkbp:birthDate 1927-07-30
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:children John_Moakley_III
gptkbp:committee gptkb:House_Committee_on_Appropriations
gptkb:House_Committee_on_Transportation_and_Infrastructure
gptkb:House_Committee_on_Rules
gptkb:House_Committee_on_Veterans'_Affairs
1973
gptkbp:deathDate 2005-05-28
gptkbp:district gptkb:Massachusetts's_9th_congressional_district
gptkbp:education gptkb:Bachelor_of_Arts
Juris Doctor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Moakley Jr.
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/John_Moakley.jpg/220px-John_Moakley.jpg
gptkbp:nickname Jack_Moakley
gptkbp:notableEvent Advocated for the Boston Harbor cleanup project
Worked on the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act
Worked on the 1994 Crime Bill
Worked on the 1996 Welfare Reform Act
Advocated_for_the_Irish_Peace_Process
Chairman_of_the_House_Rules_Committee
Supported_the_establishment_of_the_Moakley_Center_for_Public_Management
Advocated_for_the_expansion_of_the_Massachusetts_Bay_Transportation_Authority
Chairman_of_the_House_Appropriations_Subcommittee_on_Foreign_Operations
Supported_the_establishment_of_the_Moakley_Institute_for_Public_Service_at_Suffolk_University
Supported_the_establishment_of_the_National_Park_Service's_Boston_Harbor_Islands
Supported_the_establishment_of_the_Boston_College_Law_School's_Moakley_Center_for_Public_Law_and_Policy
Supported_the_establishment_of_the_Boston_Public_Library's_Moakley_Collection_of_Boston_History
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Moakley_Federal_Courthouse
gptkbp:occupation Lawyer
gptkbp:office Member_of_the_U.S._House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Cedar_Grove_Cemetery
Cancer
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation 1997
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:politicalRole 1960
1997
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:F._Bradford_Morse
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholic
gptkbp:residence gptkb:South_Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:signature https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/John_Moakley_signature.svg/220px-John_Moakley_signature.svg.png
gptkbp:spouse Margaret_Moakley
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Stephen_F._Lynch
gptkbp:termEnd 1997-01-03
gptkbp:termStart 1973-01-03