Paul Cellucci
| Paul Cellucci | |
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| United States Ambassador to Canada | |
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In office April 17, 2001 – March 18, 2005 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Gordon Giffin |
| Succeeded by | David Wilkins |
| 69th Governor of Massachusetts | |
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In office January 7, 1999 – April 10, 2001 Acting: July 29, 1997 – January 7, 1999 |
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| Lieutenant | Jane Swift |
| Preceded by | William Weld |
| Succeeded by | Jane Swift (Acting) |
| 68th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts | |
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In office January 3, 1991 – January 7, 1999 |
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| Governor | William Weld |
| Preceded by | Evelyn Murphy |
| Succeeded by | Jane Swift |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the Middlesex and Worcester District |
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In office 1985–1991 |
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| Preceded by | Chester Atkins |
| Succeeded by | Robert Durand |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 3rd Middlesex District |
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In office 1979–1985 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Flaherty |
| Succeeded by | Patricia Walrath |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 51st Middlesex District |
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In office 1977–1979 |
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| Preceded by | Wilfred Balthazar |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
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Argeo Paul Cellucci April 24, 1948 Hudson, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | June 8, 2013 (aged 65) Hudson, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forestvale Cemetery (Hudson, Massachusetts) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jan Garnett |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Alma mater | Boston College |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1970–1978 |
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 Reserves
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Argeo Paul Cellucci (April 24, 1948 – June 8, 2013) was an American politician and diplomat from Massachusetts. A Republican, he served in the House of Representatives and Senate of Massachusetts before being elected the state's lieutenant governor, a position he held from 1991 to 1997 under Governor William Weld.
When Weld resigned in 1997 after being nominated US Ambassador to Mexico, Cellucci became acting governor. He then was elected governor in 1998, and served until 2001 when he resigned to become US Ambassador to Canada, a post he held until 2005.
In 2011, Cellucci announced he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as Lou Gehrig's disease). He died from complications of the disease two years later.
Cellucci was born in Hudson, Massachusetts, into a political family, the son of Priscilla M. (née Rose) and Argeo R. Cellucci Jr. His father was of Italian descent from the small Lazio village of San Donato Val di Comino, and his mother was of Irish ancestry. He graduated from Hudson Catholic High School, Boston College and Boston College Law School. He and his wife, Jan, had two daughters, Kate and Anne (who is married to a Canadian hockey player, Craig Adams). He served in the United States Army Reserve from 1970 to 1978.
He was a Republican, and held the distinction of never losing an election over his three decades in elected office in overwhelmingly Democratic Massachusetts. Cellucci was first elected to public office as a member of the Hudson Charter Commission in 1970. Subsequently, he was elected to the Hudson Board of Selectmen, on which he served from 1971 to 1977. In 1976, he was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives where he served until 1985. He then became a member of the Massachusetts Senate, serving from 1985 to 1991. From 1991 to 1999 he was Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts.
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