About Walter Joseph Sullivan
Lived 1923 – 2014 (aged 91). Walter Joseph Sullivan was an American politician.
Walter Joseph Sullivan (March 2, 1923–August 4, 2014) was an American politician. Sullivan was the 52nd, 55th, and 62nd Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Career Born in Cambridge, Sullivan attended the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, and took on work at the M.A. Sullivan Trucking Company. He served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.
In 1951, Sullivan served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives as a Democrat. In 1960, he served on the Cambridge City Council. Sullivan served three terms as Mayor of Cambridge from 1968-1969, 1974-1975, and 1986-1987. The City of Cambridge named their water treatment facility after him. Sullivan died in his hometown in 2014.
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Who was Walter Joseph Sullivan?
politician in Massachusetts, US (born 1923)
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Walter Joseph Sullivan was born on 2 March 1923 in Cambridge.
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Walter Joseph Sullivan died on 4 August 2014 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States.
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Walter Joseph Sullivan was a politician.
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