John J. McDonough (Massachusetts politician)

John J. McDonough is an American politician who served as a member of the Boston School Committee from 1966 to 1968 and again from 1972 to 1982. He was the Chairman/President of the School Committee in 1967, 1975, 1976, and 1980.[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for Mayor of Boston in 1967.[2]

John J. McDonough
Chairman of the Boston School Committee
In office
1967–1967
Preceded byThomas Eisenstadt
Succeeded byThomas Eisenstadt
In office
1975–1976
Preceded byJohn J. Kerrigan
Succeeded byKathleen Sullivan
President of the Boston School Committee
In office
1980–1980
Preceded byDavid Finnegan
Succeeded byJohn D. O'Bryant

McDonough was an opponent of court-ordered busing and in 1974 he and two other School Committee members were held in contempt of court for not coming up with a second phase of the desegregation process.[3]

In 1981, McDonough was acquitted on charges of taking a $5,000 kickback from a school bus company.[4]

He is the brother of former Boston City Councilor and city clerk Patrick F. McDonough.

References

  1. "Boston School Committee Presidents" (PDF). bostonpublicschools.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  2. Annual Report of the Election Department. Boston [Election Dept.] 1968. p. 46.
  3. Taylor, Steven J. L. (1998). Desegregation in Boston and Buffalo. Albany, New York: SUNY Press. p. 77. ISBN 9780791439197.
  4. "Boston School Official Is Cleared in Kickback". Associated Press. October 12, 1981. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
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