Edward J. King
1925–2006 (age 81)
Politician
Biography
Edward J. King, born in 1925, parlayed his experience as a college athlete and state official into the governorship of Massachusetts from 1979 to 1983, overseeing the commonwealth with a focus on fiscal discipline and the working-class communities he knew well.
After leaving office he remained involved in civic causes and private enterprise, leaving a record of pragmatic leadership before his 2006 death and burial at Holyhood Cemetery.