Patrick F. McDonough
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Patrick F. McDonough was an American police officer, attorney, and politician who served as a member of the Boston City Council
Boston City Council
The Boston City Council is the legislative branch of government for the city of Boston. It is made up of 13 members: 9 district representatives and 4 at-large members. Councilors are elected to two-year terms and there is no limit on the number of terms an individual can serve...

 from 1956 to 1964, 1966 to 1970, and 1972 to 1982. He was the Council President in 1958, 1961, 1973, and 1981. After leaving the city council, McDonough served as assistant city clerk from 1983 to 1990 and city clerk from 1990 to 1995.

McDonough was an unsuccessful candidate for Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver-General in 1960, Mayor of Boston in 1963
Boston mayoral election, 1963
The Boston mayoral election of 1963 occurred on Tuesday, November 5, 1963 between Mayor of Boston John F. Collins and Boston City Council member Gabriel Piemonte. Collins was elected to his second term....

, and United States Representative
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...

 from Massachusetts's 11th congressional district
Massachusetts's 11th congressional district
Massachusetts Congressional District 11 is an obsolete congressional district in eastern Massachusetts. It was eliminated in 1993 after the 1990 U.S. Census. Its last Congressman was Brian Donnelly; its most notable were future Presidents John Quincy Adams and John F. Kennedy and Speaker Tip...

 in 1978.

McDonough was the brother of Boston School Committee member John J. McDonough
John J. McDonough (Boston)
John J. McDonough is an American politician who served as a member of the Boston School Committee from 1966 to 1968 and again from 1972 to 1982. He was the Chairman/President of the School Committee in 1967, 1975, 1976, and 1980...

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