Irving E. Kane

Irving E. Kane
47th
Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts
In office
1966–1969
Preceded byM. Henry Wall
Succeeded byJ. Warren Cassidy
Personal details
Born(1930-05-02)May 2, 1930
Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedOctober 8, 2019(2019-10-08) (aged 89)
SpouseMary Judith Kane
OccupationPolitician and attorney

Irving Edward Kane (May 2, 1930 – October 8, 2019) was an American politician in the state of Massachusetts, who served as the 47th Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts.

Life and career

Kane was born in Lynn, Massachusetts on May 2, 1930.[1][2] The young James Carrigan was a member of his campaign staff and, shaped by the experience, six years later he was elected to a seat in the State House, and a State Senate seat in a special election a year after that. Kane died on October 8, 2019, at the age of 89.[3]

A clipping of newspaper The Lynn Daily Evening Item, from its January 31, 1968 edition. The picture portrays Irving E. Kane, then serving as the mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts, on the left side. He is exchanging bunting flags with Brazilian citizen Estevão Spósito, then serving as the president for the São Paulo union of shoe workers.

Notes

  1. ^ Proceedings of a National Convention of Railroad Commissioners: Volume 86. National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners. 1975. p. 38. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  2. ^ ""6th District Contest--Lynn Mayor Uses City Experience", Burke, John, Boston Globe, August 22, 1969". Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  3. ^ "Irving E. Kane, 89". ItemLive. Retrieved December 29, 2019.


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