Edward J. King

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Edward J. King
Edward J. King.jpg
Edward J. King, ca.1970
Positions:
Guard / Defensive End
Jersey number (s):
34
born May 11, 1925 in Chelsea , Suffolk County , Massachusetts
died on September 18, 2006 in Burlington , Massachusetts
Career information
Active : 1948 - 1950
Undrafted in 1948
College : Boston College
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Edward Joseph King (born May 11, 1925 in Chelsea , Suffolk County , Massachusetts , † September 18, 2006 in Burlington , Massachusetts) was an American politician and governor of the state of Massachusetts from 1979 to 1983 . Prior to his political career, he was a professional American football player.

Early years and advancement

Edward King attended Boston College , where he studied law, among other things. He then studied accounting and finance at Bentley College . Between 1948 and 1953, King was a professional football player with the Buffalo Bills and the Baltimore Colts . In 1953 he joined Lybrand, Ross Bros & Montgomery . In 1956 he became assistant director of the Museum of Science in Boston and between 1959 and 1974 he held various positions in the Massachusetts State Port Authority.

Political career

King became a member of the Democratic Party , but made little political presence until his election as governor of Massachusetts in 1978. He was able to prevail in the primary of the Democrats against incumbent Michael Dukakis . King began his four-year term on January 4, 1979. During his tenure, spending on social programs was cut and property tax suspended. The governor promoted the interests of trade and agriculture and fought crime in his state. To this end, he wanted to reinstate the death penalty in Massachusetts. However, this was rejected by the State Supreme Court as not being constitutional. Governor King's attitudes became more conservative over time. The also conservative President Ronald Reagan declared him what he saw as the best Democratic governor of the time. In the gubernatorial elections of 1982 King lost to Dukakis, who was not only his predecessor, but also his successor.

Another résumé

In the 1984 presidential election, King supported incumbent President Ronald Reagan, the Republican Party candidate , to which he converted a year later. In 1986 he briefly considered running for governor again for his new party. But he dropped this plan. Governor King had two sons with his wife Josephine, who died in 1995.

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