Thomas S. Eisenstadt
Thomas S. Eisenstadt | |
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Sheriff of Suffolk County, Massachusetts | |
In office 1969–1977 | |
Preceded by | John W. Sears |
Succeeded by | Dennis J. Kearney |
Chairman of the Boston School Committee | |
In office 1968–1968 | |
Preceded by | John J. McDonough |
Succeeded by | John J. Kerrigan |
In office 1966–1966 | |
Preceded by | Louise Day Hicks |
Succeeded by | John J. McDonough |
Personal details | |
Born | Boston, Massachusetts | May 21, 1936
Thomas Stephen Eisenstadt (born May 21, 1936) was sheriff of Suffolk County, Massachusetts from 1969 to 1977,[1] during which time he was the captioned plaintiff in Eisenstadt v. Baird (1972), a landmark United States Supreme Court decision on contraception.[2]
Elected to the Boston School Committee in 1965, Eisenstadt was a strong supporter of desegregation efforts.
References
[edit]- ^ "History of Sheriffs". Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Sheriff's Department. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
- ^ "Outstanding Young Men of America". 1965.
External links
[edit]- Seegal, John F., "Thomas S. Eisenstadt". The Harvard Crimson, March 3, 1966.