Maurice A. Donahue

Maurice A. Donahue
President of the Massachusetts Senate
In office 1964–1971
Preceded by	John E. Powers
Succeeded by	Kevin B. Harrington
Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the 2nd Hampden District
In office 1951–1971
Preceded by	William E. Nolan
Succeeded by	Roger L. Bernashe
Personal details
Born	(1918-09-12)September 12, 1918 Holyoke, Massachusetts
Died	January 13, 1999(1999-01-13) (aged 80)
Political party	Democratic
Relations	Martin J. Dunn (nephew)[1]

Maurice A. Donahue (September 21, 1918 – January 13, 1999) is an American politician who served as President of the Massachusetts Senate from 1964 to 1971.

Donahue was first elected to the Massachusetts Senate in 1950 after spending two years in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He became the Senate Majority Leader in 1958 and was elected Senate President in 1964.^[2] In 1970 he ran for Governor of Massachusetts, but lost the Democratic nomination to Boston Mayor Kevin H. White.^[3] He resigned from the Senate in 1971 to become Professor of Political Science and Director of the Institute for Governmental Services at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.^[4] In February 1989 the Institute was renamed in his honor and is now known as the UMass Donahue Institute.^[5]

Honoring Donahue is the Maurice A. Donohue Elementary School in Holyoke, Massachusetts.

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