Paul Tsongas
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United States Senator from Massachusetts
In office: January 3, 1979 - January 2, 1985
Preceded by: Edward Brooke
Succeeded by: John Kerry
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 5th district
In office: January 3, 1975 - January 3, 1979
Preceded by: Paul W. Cronin
Succeeded by: James Shannon
Personal details
Born: Paul Efthemios Tsongas, February 14, 1941, Lowell, Massachusetts
Died: January 18, 1997 (aged 55), Lowell, Massachusetts
Resting place: Lowell Cemetery, Lowell, Massachusetts
Political party: Democratic
Spouse: Niki Tsongas, (m. 1969-1997, his death)
Children: 3
Alma mater: Dartmouth College (A.B.), Yale Law School (J.D.), Harvard University (M.P.P.)
Paul Efthemios Tsongas (February 14, 1941 - January 18, 1997) was an American politician and a United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1979 to 1985, who had previously served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts’s 5th congressional district (1975 - 1979) and held local political office. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in the 1992 presidential election.
