Charles Flaherty | |
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Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
In office January 2, 1991 – April 1, 1996 |
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Preceded by | George Keverian |
Succeeded by | Thomas Finneran |
Majority Leader of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
In office January 2, 1985 – January 2, 1991 |
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Preceded by | W. Paul White |
Succeeded by | Richard A. Voke |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 27th Middlesex district | |
In office January 1979 – April 1, 1996 |
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Preceded by | Sherman Saltmarsh, Jr. |
Succeeded by | Alice Wolf |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 3rd Middlesex district | |
In office January 1967 – January 1979 |
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Preceded by | Timothy W. Hickey |
Succeeded by | Paul Cellucci |
Personal details | |
Born |
Boston, Massachusetts |
October 13, 1938
Political party | Democratic Party |
Residence | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
Alma mater | Boston College |
Charles F. Flaherty (born October 13, 1938 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a U.S. politician who served as a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1967-1996. He was the House Majority Leader from 1985–1990 and the Speaker of the House from 1991 to 1996.
In 1996, Flaherty agreed to plead guilty to felony tax evasion for submitting false receipts regarding his business expenses. In addition, he also admitted to civil violations of state conflict of interest law for receiving free vacation housing from lobbyists.