Locke served on the Wellesley, Massachusetts, Board of Selectmen from 1959 to 1962 and was the board's chairman from 1961 to 1962. From 1961 to 1969 he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He then served in the Massachusetts Senate from 1969 to 1993. He was the Assistant Minority Floor Leader of the Senate from 1971 to 1989 and Minority Floor Leader from 1989 to 1993.[2] He was defeated by Cheryl Jacques in 1992.[4]
david, locke, david, henry, locke, august, 1927, december, 2019, american, politician, served, massachusetts, general, court, from, 1961, 1993, circa, 1991minority, leader, massachusetts, senatein, office, 1989, 1993preceded, byjohn, parkersucceeded, bybrian, . David Henry Locke August 4 1927 December 12 2019 1 was an American politician who served in the Massachusetts General Court from 1961 to 1993 David H LockeDavid H Locke circa 1991Minority Leader of the Massachusetts SenateIn office 1989 1993Preceded byJohn F ParkerSucceeded byBrian LeesMinority Whip of the Massachusetts SenateIn office 1971 1988Preceded byWilliam D WeeksSucceeded byPaul CellucciMember of the Massachusetts SenateIn office 1969 1993Preceded byLeslie Bradley CutlerSucceeded byCheryl JacquesPersonal detailsBorn 1927 08 04 August 4 1927Boston Massachusetts United StatesDiedDecember 12 2019 2019 12 12 aged 92 Political partyRepublicanResidence s Wellesley Massachusetts United StatesAlma materHarvard UniversityHarvard Law SchoolOccupationLawyerPolitician Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 3 See also 4 ReferencesEarly life editLocke was born on August 4 1927 in Boston Massachusetts He lived in Wellesley Massachusetts and graduated from Wellesley High School in 1945 He served in the United States Marine Corps Locke graduated from Harvard University in 1951 and from Harvard Law School in 1954 Locke practiced law in Wellesley Massachusetts 2 3 Political career editLocke served on the Wellesley Massachusetts Board of Selectmen from 1959 to 1962 and was the board s chairman from 1961 to 1962 From 1961 to 1969 he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives He then served in the Massachusetts Senate from 1969 to 1993 He was the Assistant Minority Floor Leader of the Senate from 1971 to 1989 and Minority Floor Leader from 1989 to 1993 2 He was defeated by Cheryl Jacques in 1992 4 See also editMassachusetts Senate s Norfolk Bristol and Middlesex district Massachusetts Senate s 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk districtReferences edit wellesley remembers sen david locke a b 1991 1992 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts David H Locke obituary Jack Sullivan Toni Locy November 4 1992 Locke Loses State Senate Seat to Political Newcomer Jacques The Boston Globe nbsp This article about a member of the Massachusetts State Senate is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David H Locke amp oldid 1128594576, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,