31:
248:
On
December 26, 1983, Woodward's eighteen-year-old daughter Carolyn was killed in an automobile accident. She was the passenger in a car that was struck head-on by a drunken driver. Based on his conversations with the emergency-room physician at the hospital where his daughter died, Woodward believed
363:
Woodward's trial began on
September 16, 1996. October 2, 1996, he was found guilty of five counts of accepting illegal gratuities during his tenure as Chairman of the Insurance Committee, but not guilty of twenty-one counts that occurred between his removal as Chairman and his departure from the
252:
After the accident, Woodward became an ardent supporter of the proposed mandatory seat-belt law. The mandatory seat-belt law passed the House on July 16, 1985, and, after it passed the Senate, was signed into law. The law was struck down by voters via a ballot question in the
323:
On July 28, 1995, Woodward was indicted on charges of depriving taxpayers of honest services through mail and wire fraud, conspiracy, interstate travel to commit bribery, and lying on State Ethics
Commission reports. According to
228:. During his early years in the legislature, Woodward often opposed House leadership, but did so without voicing loud criticisms, which allowed him to have a good relationship with them. In 1985, reform-minded
856:
299:, converted the facility into a law enforcement training center shortly after construction was completed. The MWRA entered an agreement to have its sludge cake output disposed of at a commercial landfill in
368:
dismissed one of the five counts and sentenced
Woodward to six months in a federal halfway house and fined him $ 5,000. In 2002, the Massachusetts Retirement Board voted to revoke Woodward's pension.
260:
In 1987, Woodward supported a bill that would raise the age for mandatory car-seat restraints from 5 to 12. He also sponsored legislation that would require the installation of
332:
lobbyist F. William Sawyer from 1986 to 1992 and attempted to conceal it by filing false financial disclosure forms. The gratuities allegedly included free golf trips to
276:
886:
272:
Woodward opposed the "Gay Rights Bill", which prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation in the areas of housing, insurance, credit and employment.
871:
638:
Political Waters: The Long, Dirty, Contentious, Incredibly
Expensive But Eventually Triumphant History of Boston Harbor--A Unique Environmental Success Story
876:
315:. In 1992 it was announced that he would retire from the legislature to become an administrative judge with the state's Industrial Accident Board.
225:
66:
828:
866:
360:. Woodward's attorney claimed that Sawyer gave Woodward the gifts out of friendship, not in an attempt to influence him as a legislator.
325:
284:
288:
181:
43:
254:
345:
646:
861:
129:
30:
312:
851:
280:
782:
796:
311:
In 1991, Woodward was removed from his position as
Insurance Committee Chairman by Keverian's successor
341:
261:
783:"United States, Appellee, v. Francis H. Woodward, Defendant, Appellant, 149 F.3d 46 (1st Cir. 1998)"
295:
and the MWRA. The prison was constructed in New
Braintree as planned, however Dukakis' successor,
813:
662:
Preer, Robert (January 27, 1991). "Despite losing key posts, area retains clout on Beacon Hill".
233:
881:
357:
329:
139:
636:
279:. The proposal would've prevented the state from building a prison on a controversial site in
109:
795:
US Department of justice | In the
Supreme Court of the United States | OCTOBER TERM, 1998 |
846:
209:
677:
Zitner, Aaron (April 26, 1992). "Who's in, out? It's decision time in political circles".
402:
Nealon, Patricia (September 27, 1996). "US details $ 8,740 lobbyist spent on legislator".
8:
767:
Mulvihill, Maggie (November 22, 2002). "Retirement board ends pensions for two ex-cons".
365:
349:
642:
333:
197:
151:
692:
Berner, Robert (July 28, 1995). "Former Rep. Woodward indicted on ethics charges".
545:
Heaney, Joe (October 16, 1992). "Reps back anti-drunk locks for repeat offenders".
447:
Blake, Andrew (January 4, 1985). "Keverian Poised to Fill 30 Top House
Positions".
337:
275:
Woodward proposed building a 500-bed, medium-security prison on state land next to
525:
523:
521:
397:
395:
292:
287:(MWRA) from using the Walpole site for a landfill. The proposal was supported by
237:
229:
213:
605:
Bloom, Jennifer (April 22, 1990). "Walpole Plays Prison
Against Grit Landfill".
510:
Blake, Andrew (January 17, 1985). "Mass. House Passes Mandatory Seat Belt Law".
249:
that his daughter would've survived the crash had she been wearing a seat belt.
518:
78:
737:
Nealon, Patricia (October 3, 1996). "Former legislator guilty of corruption".
392:
840:
560:
McHugh, Edward (March 28, 1989). "Gay Rights Bill is given preliminary nod".
353:
119:
752:
Nealon, Patricia (February 8, 1997). "Ex-lawmaker sentenced on gratuities".
722:
Nealon, Patricia (September 16, 1996). "Lobbying case set for trial today".
590:
Smock, Frederick A. (June 8, 1989). "Walpole joins fight by New Braintree".
820:
Chairman of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Insurance Committee
575:
Black, Chris (May 7, 1987). "Mass. House Sends Gay Rights Bill to Senate".
296:
205:
201:
155:
146:
857:
Democratic Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
620:
McHugh, Edward T. (July 10, 1991). "New Braintree prison gets boot".
495:
Claffey, Charles E. (May 26, 1985). "Buckle-Up Backers Ready Case".
432:"Independent-Minded Legislators Find it Difficult to be Effective".
417:
Lockman, Norman (November 3, 1976). "Backman survives challenge".
193:
707:
Rakowski, Judy (July 29, 1995). "Former legislator indicted".
490:
488:
485:
300:
328:
Jonathan Chiel, Woodward received illegal gratuities from
224:
In 1976, Woodward defeated incumbent State Representative
180:
is a former American politician who was a member of the
277:
Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Cedar Junction
208:. Prior to becoming a legislator, Woodward worked as a
530:"Bill would raise age requirement for seat belts".
291:Commissioner George Vose, but opposed by Governor
240:loyalist, as Chairman of the Insurance Committee.
887:Massachusetts politicians convicted of corruption
838:
232:became Speaker and chose Woodward to replace
872:Politicians convicted of mail and wire fraud
477:"Carolyn Woodward, Auto Crash Victim, 18".
264:on cars of repeat drunk driving offenders.
877:Politicians convicted under the Travel Act
303:and the Walpole landfill was never built.
243:
29:
766:
262:breath alcohol ignition interlock devices
204:. In 1962 he married Kathleen Sprague of
706:
462:"The Keverian Team in the Legislature".
326:United States Assistant Attorney General
306:
192:Woodward was born on March 17, 1939, in
494:
416:
285:Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
839:
751:
736:
721:
691:
676:
619:
559:
544:
401:
330:John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co.
289:Massachusetts Department of Correction
182:Massachusetts House of Representatives
44:Massachusetts House of Representatives
661:
641:. University of Massachusetts Press.
634:
604:
589:
574:
509:
446:
318:
196:. He attended Boston public schools,
267:
219:
13:
867:People from Walpole, Massachusetts
364:House. On February 7, 1997, Judge
346:Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
14:
898:
789:
775:
760:
745:
730:
715:
700:
685:
670:
655:
628:
613:
598:
583:
568:
553:
538:
503:
470:
455:
440:
425:
410:
377:
1:
371:
187:
281:New Braintree, Massachusetts
7:
10:
903:
825:
818:
810:
805:
342:Lake Buena Vista, Florida
198:Newman Preparatory School
171:
161:
152:Newman Preparatory School
145:
135:
125:
115:
93:
88:
84:
72:
60:
49:
41:
37:
28:
21:
635:Dolin, Eric Jay (2004).
862:Politicians from Boston
814:Theodore J. Aleixo, Jr.
352:, as well as a trip to
244:Mandatory seat-belt law
234:Theodore J. Aleixo, Jr.
622:Telegram & Gazette
562:Telegram & Gazette
358:New Orleans, Louisiana
140:Walpole, Massachusetts
436:. September 17, 1993.
307:Post-political career
110:Boston, Massachusetts
481:. December 27, 1983.
388:. December 16, 1962.
283:, and prevented the
852:Dean College alumni
466:. January 13, 1985.
366:Douglas P. Woodlock
350:Scottsdale, Arizona
202:Dean Junior College
184:from 1977 to 1993.
178:Francis H. Woodward
156:Dean Junior College
23:Francis H. Woodward
16:American politician
806:Political offices
694:The Patriot Ledger
532:Providence Journal
319:Illegal gratuities
835:
834:
826:Succeeded by
334:Savannah, Georgia
268:Other legislation
175:
174:
894:
811:Preceded by
803:
802:
798:
793:
787:
786:
779:
773:
772:
764:
758:
757:
754:The Boston Globe
749:
743:
742:
739:The Boston Globe
734:
728:
727:
724:The Boston Globe
719:
713:
712:
709:The Boston Globe
704:
698:
697:
689:
683:
682:
679:The Boston Globe
674:
668:
667:
664:The Boston Globe
659:
653:
652:
632:
626:
625:
617:
611:
610:
607:The Boston Globe
602:
596:
595:
592:The Boston Globe
587:
581:
580:
577:The Boston Globe
572:
566:
565:
557:
551:
550:
542:
536:
535:
534:. April 1, 1987.
527:
516:
515:
512:The Boston Globe
507:
501:
500:
497:The Boston Globe
492:
483:
482:
479:The Boston Globe
474:
468:
467:
464:The Boston Globe
459:
453:
452:
449:The Boston Globe
444:
438:
437:
434:The Boston Globe
429:
423:
422:
419:The Boston Globe
414:
408:
407:
404:The Boston Globe
399:
390:
389:
386:The Boston Globe
381:
338:Orlando, Florida
313:Charles Flaherty
220:Political career
167:State legislator
107:
103:
101:
89:Personal details
75:
63:
54:
33:
19:
18:
902:
901:
897:
896:
895:
893:
892:
891:
837:
836:
831:
822:
816:
801:
794:
790:
781:
780:
776:
765:
761:
750:
746:
735:
731:
720:
716:
705:
701:
690:
686:
675:
671:
660:
656:
649:
633:
629:
618:
614:
603:
599:
588:
584:
573:
569:
558:
554:
543:
539:
529:
528:
519:
508:
504:
493:
486:
476:
475:
471:
461:
460:
456:
445:
441:
431:
430:
426:
415:
411:
400:
393:
383:
382:
378:
374:
321:
309:
293:Michael Dukakis
270:
246:
238:Thomas W. McGee
230:George Keverian
222:
190:
166:
154:
126:Political party
108:
105:
99:
97:
73:
61:
55:
50:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
900:
890:
889:
884:
879:
874:
869:
864:
859:
854:
849:
833:
832:
827:
824:
817:
812:
808:
807:
800:
799:
788:
774:
759:
744:
729:
714:
699:
684:
669:
654:
647:
627:
612:
597:
582:
567:
552:
537:
517:
502:
484:
469:
454:
439:
424:
409:
391:
375:
373:
370:
320:
317:
308:
305:
269:
266:
245:
242:
226:Alan Danovitch
221:
218:
189:
186:
173:
172:
169:
168:
163:
159:
158:
149:
143:
142:
137:
133:
132:
127:
123:
122:
117:
113:
112:
104:March 17, 1939
95:
91:
90:
86:
85:
82:
81:
79:Jo Ann Sprague
76:
70:
69:
67:Alan Danovitch
64:
58:
57:
47:
46:
42:Member of the
39:
38:
35:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
899:
888:
885:
883:
882:Living people
880:
878:
875:
873:
870:
868:
865:
863:
860:
858:
855:
853:
850:
848:
845:
844:
842:
830:
821:
815:
809:
804:
797:
792:
784:
778:
770:
769:Boston Herald
763:
755:
748:
740:
733:
725:
718:
710:
703:
695:
688:
680:
673:
665:
658:
650:
648:9781558496415
644:
640:
639:
631:
623:
616:
608:
601:
593:
586:
578:
571:
563:
556:
548:
547:Boston Herald
541:
533:
526:
524:
522:
513:
506:
498:
491:
489:
480:
473:
465:
458:
450:
443:
435:
428:
420:
413:
405:
398:
396:
387:
380:
376:
369:
367:
361:
359:
355:
354:Super Bowl XX
351:
347:
343:
339:
335:
331:
327:
316:
314:
304:
302:
298:
294:
290:
286:
282:
278:
273:
265:
263:
258:
256:
255:1986 election
250:
241:
239:
235:
231:
227:
217:
215:
214:Boston Edison
211:
207:
203:
199:
195:
185:
183:
179:
170:
164:
160:
157:
153:
150:
148:
144:
141:
138:
134:
131:
128:
124:
121:
118:
114:
111:
106:(age 85)
96:
92:
87:
83:
80:
77:
71:
68:
65:
59:
53:
48:
45:
40:
36:
32:
27:
20:
829:Francis Mara
819:
791:
777:
768:
762:
753:
747:
738:
732:
723:
717:
708:
702:
693:
687:
678:
672:
663:
657:
637:
630:
621:
615:
606:
600:
591:
585:
576:
570:
561:
555:
546:
540:
531:
511:
505:
496:
478:
472:
463:
457:
448:
442:
433:
427:
418:
412:
403:
385:
384:"Weddings".
379:
362:
322:
310:
297:William Weld
274:
271:
259:
251:
247:
223:
206:West Roxbury
191:
177:
176:
74:Succeeded by
51:
847:1939 births
116:Nationality
62:Preceded by
841:Categories
823:1985–1991
372:References
188:Early life
162:Occupation
147:Alma mater
130:Democratic
100:1939-03-17
136:Residence
56:1977–1993
52:In office
120:American
210:lineman
165:Lineman
645:
348:, and
200:, and
194:Boston
643:ISBN
301:Utah
236:, a
212:for
94:Born
356:in
843::
520:^
487:^
394:^
344:,
340:,
336:,
257:.
216:.
102:)
785:.
771:.
756:.
741:.
726:.
711:.
696:.
681:.
666:.
651:.
624:.
609:.
594:.
579:.
564:.
549:.
514:.
499:.
451:.
421:.
406:.
98:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
