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]

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 March 25, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 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 June 27, 2011.
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