Pasquale Caggiano

Pasquale 'Patsy' Caggiano (August 31, 1909 – April 13, 1972) was a Massachusetts politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and as an At Large City Councilor and the 49th Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts.

Pasquale Caggiano
49th
Mayor of
Lynn, Massachusetts
In office
January 1972 – April 1972
Preceded byJ. Warren Cassidy
Succeeded byWalter F. Meserve
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
12th Essex District
In office
1953–1957
Preceded byWalter A. Cuffe
Succeeded byGeorge J. O'Shea, Jr.
Member of the
Lynn Massachusetts
City Council
At Large[1]
In office
1950–1951
Personal details
BornAugust 31, 1909[1]
Boston, Massachusetts[1]
DiedApril 13, 1972(1972-04-13) (aged 62)
Political partyDemocrat[1]
SpouseOlga A. (Foglietta) Caggiano[2]
OccupationUndertaker[1]
NicknamePatsy

Caggiano was orphaned as a child, and went into the mortuary business, opening up a funeral parlor in Winthrop.[3]

Caggiano served on the Lynn City Council from 1950 to 1951. From 1952 to 1957 he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[1] In 1956 he ran for United States House of Representatives seat in Massachusetts's 7th congressional district, losing in the Democratic primary. In 1958 Caggiano was appointed associate commissioner of labor and industries by Governor Foster Furcolo.[4]

Caggiano ran for lieutenant governor in 1960 and 1962, but was ruled off of the ballot in 1962 due to 127 "not genuine" signatures.[5] In 1964 he was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Massachusetts. In 1968 he lost in the Massachusetts House of Representatives election in the 12th Essex District.

Cagiano was finally elected mayor of Lynn on his seventh attempt, however shortly after he became mayor he died of cancer.[3]

See also

Notes
  1. Hayden, Irving N. (1955), 1955–1956 Public officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, p. 113
  2. The Boston Globe (August 28, 1983), "Olga A. Caggiano Helped Manage Funeral Home", The Boston Globe, Boston, MA
  3. Murphy, Jeremiah V. (October 27, 1991), "Old-time mayors gone, but memories linger", The Boston Globe, Boston, MA, p. NORTH WEEKLY 2.
  4. "Ex-Rep Caggiano Gets $8000 State Labor Position". The Boston Daily Globe. May 9, 1958.
  5. Osoff, Jeffery A. (August 15, 1962). "Caggiano Ruled Off Ballot; Board Eyes Connolly List". The Boston Daily Globe.


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