Joseph D. Early

Joseph D. Early
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 3rd district
In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1993
Preceded by	Harold Donohue
Succeeded by	Peter I. Blute
Personal details
Born	Joseph Daniel Early January 31, 1933 Worcester, Massachusetts
Died	Worcester, Massachusetts
Political party	Democratic

Joseph Daniel Early (January 31, 1933 – November 9, 2012) was an American politician. He represented the third district of Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1975 to 1993.

Early was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on January 31, 1933. He attended parochial schools in Worcester, and received a B.S. degree from College of the Holy Cross, graduating in 1955. He served in United States Navy, 1955–1957. He then taught high school in Shrewsbury and Spencer.

Early served six terms in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1963 to 1974. He was a delegate to Massachusetts State Democratic conventions from 1964 to 1970, and was elected as a Democrat to the 94th and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1993). He lost re-election in 1992 to Republican Peter I. Blute, in part due to the House banking scandal. He died on November 9, 2012. Joseph Early, Jr today serves as the Worcester County District Attorney.

External links

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Harold Donohue	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district January 3, 1975–January 3, 1993	Succeeded by Peter I. Blute

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