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This Day in Boston History
January 22nd, 1969
Francis Sargent
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On this day
Lieutenant Governor Frank
Sargent was sworn-in as Governor when John Volpe became U.S. Secretary
of Transportation.
A graduate of MIT, he spent WWII as a paratrooper, and served in a series
of conservation leadership positions in Massachusetts. As a Republican,
Sargent united conservative values, concern for the environment and a
commitment to rational management.
As Governor, he established the Massachusetts Department of Environmental
Quality Engineering. Once defeated by Michael Dukakis, Sargent became
a popular lecturer at MIT, and spent a great deal of time on Cape Cod
where he owned a popular outdoor store, the Goose
Hummock Shop.
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