Albert V. DiVirgilio explained

Albert V. DiVirgilio
Office:53rd
Mayor of
Lynn, Massachusetts
Term Start:1986
Term End:1991
Birth Date:c. 1942
Children:Albert DiVirgilio, Jr.

Albert V. DiVirgilio (born c. 1942)[1] was a Massachusetts politician who served as the 53rd Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts.

DiVirgilio spent eighteen years as a member of the Lynn City Council before defeating mayor Antonio J. Marino in the 1985 mayoral election.

Under DiVirgilio's leadership, Lynn desegregated their public schools.[2] Lynn also banned the sale of pit bulls while DiVirgilio was mayor.[3]

DiVirgilio lost reelection in 1991 to City Councilor Patrick J. McManus.

After leaving politics, DiVirgilio opened an insurance agency. http://www.divirgilioinsurance.com/

His son Albert DiVirgilio, Jr. is a former Lynn City Councilor.

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20130131232959/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/59282504.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+03,+1991&author=Aaron+Zitner,+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Candidates+in+44+communities+push+to+Tuesday+elections&pqatl=google "Candidates in 44 communities push to Tuesday elections", Zitner, Aaron, The Boston Globe, November 3, 1991
  2. News: Jim Gomez . LYNN BLACK LEADER HITS DESEGREGATION STALL SAYS POLITICS HAS SLOWED IMPLEMENTATION . . 2009-12-18 .
  3. News: Town Bans Sale of Pit Bulls . . 1986-06-15. 2009-12-18 .