Raymond F. Rourke | |
Term Start: | 1978 |
Term End: | 1979 |
Predecessor: | Leo J. Farley |
Successor: | Robert C. Maguire |
Office2: | Member of the Lowell, Massachusetts City Council |
Office3: | Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 47th Middlesex District |
Term Start3: | 1957 |
Term End3: | 1975 |
Predecessor3: | Patrick Plunkett |
Successor3: | Edward A. LeLacheur |
Birth Name: | Raymond Francis Rourke |
Birth Date: | 10 October 1917 |
Resting Place: | St. Patrick's Cemetery, Lowell. |
Party: | Democratic |
Occupation: | Firefighter |
Alma Mater: | St. Peter's Grammar School, Keith Academy, Lowell Commercial College |
Spouse: | Rita LaCoss |
Children: | Raymond R. Rourke; Maureen A. Rourke; Arthur T. Rourke; Richard P. Rourke; John P. Rourke; Nancy L. Rourke; Timothy M. Rourke |
Allegiance: |
Raymond Francis Rourke (October 10, 1917 – May 24, 2004) was an American politician and firefighter who served for many years in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and as the seventy third Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts.
His son Timothy Rourke (1952–1982) and daughter-in-law Susan F. Rourke also served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing Lowell.[1]