Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill, Jr. - Boston, MA
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N 42° 21.968 W 071° 03.615
19T E 330353 N 4692484
Memorial to the former Speaker of the House near North Station in Boston.
Waymark Code: WMC615
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 07/30/2011
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A diamond shaped memorial to Boston congressional representative and former Speaker of the House Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill, Jr. is located at Portal Park on Causeway Street, above where I-93 enters the Bunker Hill Bridge.
The plaque is inscribed:
{Image of Tip O'Neill}
Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill, Jr.
1912-1994
Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill attended
St. John's High School and Boston College, from which he embarked upon a
lifelong career in public service. He was elected to the Massachusetts General Court
in 1936. In 1949 he became the first Democrat elected Speaker of the body. In 1953
he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he served for 34
years. The respect and admiration of his peers led to election as
Speaker in 1977, a post he held for five consecutive terms. O'Neill
led his colleagues by following his own political principle: "all
politics is local." He protected the rights and needs of his
constituents, particularly those most in need of help.
Public service was his life. That service is
strongly reflected in the Boston you
see today.
"Think where man's glory
most begins and ends
And say my glory was I had
such friends."
William Butler
Yeats
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link]
Location: Portal Park - Causeway Street near North Station
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