Frederick C. Langone
| Frederick C. Langone | |
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| Member of the Boston City Council | |
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In office 1973–1983 |
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| Preceded by | Joe Moakley |
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In office 1964–1971 |
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In office 1961–1961 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph C. White |
| President of the Boston City Council | |
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In office 1966–1966 |
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| Preceded by | John J. Tierney |
| Succeeded by | Barry T. Hynes |
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| Born | North End, Boston |
| Died | June 25, 2001 (aged 79) North End, Boston |
| Resting place | Holy Cross Cemetery Malden, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Aurora (Gatto) Langone |
| Children | Barbara, Lorraine |
| Alma mater |
Boston University Boston University School of Law |
| Occupation | Lawyer Politician |
Frederick Charles Langone (died June 25, 2001 in North End, Boston) was an American politician who served as a member of the Boston City Council from 1961 to 1971 and from 1973 to 1983. He was Council President in 1966. Langone, unofficially dubbed the mayor of the North End, was known as a defender of the "common guy" and an opponent of gentrification, as well as a budget expert who was extremely knowledgeable about the workings of city government. He was also known for his colorful personality.
Langone was born in the North End of Boston to a prominent Massachusetts political family. His grandfather, Joseph A. Langone, was a state legislator; his father, Joseph A. Langone, Jr., was a state senator; his brother, Joseph A. Langone III, was a state representative; and his mother, Clementina Langone (née Poto), was a civic leader who served as vice chairman of the Democratic State Committee. The Langone family operated the funeral home that buried Sacco and Vanzetti in 1927.
Frederick Langone attended Boston College High School, Boston University, and the Boston University School of Law. During World War II he served in the Southwest Pacific as an intelligence officer.
Langone ran unsuccessfully for the Boston City Council four times before he joined the council in 1961 to complete the term of the ailing Joseph White. He was elected in his own right in 1963 and remained in office until he was defeated for reelection in 1971. He returned to the council in 1973 after he replaced Joe Moakley, who was elected to the United States House of Representatives.
During his tenure on the council, he supported the Haymarket Pushcart Association, and helped save the open-air market in Haymarket Square when politicians wanted to shut it down. Early in his career, he had been a member of the committee that had tried and failed to stop the demolition of much of the West End; this experience informed his views a decade later, when as a city councilor he fought to preserve the North End waterfront. He succeeded in getting the city to build affordable senior citizen housing, introduced rent control, and blocked upscale development that would have displaced many longtime North End residents.
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