Barbara Ackermann (1925-2020) was an American politician and activist who served on the Cambridge, Massachusetts School Committee from 1962 to 1967, the City Council from 1968 to 1977, and was Mayor from 1972 to 1973.[1][2]
She was born Barbara Hulley in 1925 in Stockholm, where her father, Benjamin M. Hulley, a career foreign service officer, was then stationed. She lived her childhood in France and Ireland until briefly returning to the US in 1941.[3]
barbara, ackermann, 1925, 2020, american, politician, activist, served, cambridge, massachusetts, school, committee, from, 1962, 1967, city, council, from, 1968, 1977, mayor, from, 1972, 1973, mayor, cambridge, massachusettsin, office, 1972, 1973preceded, byal. Barbara Ackermann 1925 2020 was an American politician and activist who served on the Cambridge Massachusetts School Committee from 1962 to 1967 the City Council from 1968 to 1977 and was Mayor from 1972 to 1973 1 2 Barbara AckermannMayor of Cambridge MassachusettsIn office 1972 1973Preceded byAlfred VellucciSucceeded byWalter SullivanPersonal detailsBorn 1925 03 01 March 1 1925Died4 July 2020 2020 07 04 aged 95 Political partyDemocraticShe was born Barbara Hulley in 1925 in Stockholm where her father Benjamin M Hulley a career foreign service officer was then stationed She lived her childhood in France and Ireland until briefly returning to the US in 1941 3 Ackermann was an opponent of the Vietnam War and a supporter of Eugene McCarthy in the 1968 presidential election 4 Ackermann was a candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 1978 She finished behind Edward J King and Michael Dukakis in the Democratic primary with 6 72 to King s 51 07 and Dukakis 42 20 Barbara Ackermann died on July 4 2020 in Lenox Massachusetts at the age of 95 5 References edit Veteran Cambridge Politicians to Hold Reunion Wednesday The Boston Globe October 13 1980 Mayors of Cambridge Massachusetts The Political Graveyard Lawrence Kestenbaum Retrieved February 18 2013 Barbara Ackerman Berkshire Eagle 21 July 2020 Retrieved 24 August 2020 Robinson Walter V March 31 1978 Ackermann of Cambridge is running for governor The Boston Globe Barbara Ackermann Obituary 1925 2020 The Cambridge Chronicle Legacy com Retrieved 2022 06 26 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barbara Ackermann amp oldid 1163546011, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
