Harold Donohue

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Harold Daniel Donohue

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 3rd & 4th district
In office
January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1973 (4th)
January 3, 1973December 31, 1974 (3rd)
Preceded by Pehr G. Holmes (1947)
Robert Drinan (1973)
Succeeded by Robert Drinan (1973)
Joseph D. Early (1974)

Born June 18, 1901
Worcester, Massachusetts
Died November 4, 1984
Worcester, Massachusetts
Political party Democratic

Harold Daniel Donohue (1901-1984) was an American politician. He represented the third district and fourth district of Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1947-1974.

Donohue was born in Worcester, Massachusetts June 18, 1901, graduated from St. John Preparatory School in 1920 and from Northeastern University School of Law in 1925. He was a lawyer, councilman and alderman from the city of his birth 1927-1935. Donohue served in the United States Navy, 1942-1945. He was elected as a Democrat to the Eightieth Congress and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1947 - December 31, 1974). He was not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-fourth Congress in 1974. He died on November 4, 1984, in Worcester, and was interred in St. John’s Cemetery in that city.

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Preceded by
Pehr G. Holmes
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 4th congressional district

January 3, 1947 - 1973-01-03
Succeeded by
Robert Drinan
Preceded by
Robert Drinan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district

January 3, 1973 - December 31, 1974
Succeeded by
Joseph D. Early