John B. Harwood

John Harwood
John Harwood
Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
	In office; 1993–2002
Preceded by	Joseph DeAngelis
Succeeded by	William J. Murphy
Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
	In office; 1980–2002
Personal details
Born	January 14, 1952 (age 72); Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Patricia May Lynch
Children	2

John B. Harwood (born January 14, 1952) is an American politician and lawyer in the state of Rhode Island.

Biography[edit]

Harwood was born in Providence in 1952 and attended Mount Saint Charles Academy where he played ice hockey and baseball, earning multiple all-state team selections in both, and twice winning the Interscholastic League scoring title in ice hockey.^[2] He earned degrees from University of Pennsylvania (BSc 1974), University of Miami (MBA 1976) and Boston College (J.D. 1978).^[1] Harwood also played collegiate hockey at the University of Pennsylvania where he served as captain and was selected for the All-Ivy hockey team.^[2] He briefly worked as professor at Nathaniel Hawthorne College in New Hampshire in the 1970s before practicing law in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.^[1] Harwood married Patricia May Lynch and has two sons.^[1]

A Democrat, Harwood was first elected to the Rhode Island House of Representatives in 1980, representing Pawtucket.^[1] He was chosen to serve as Speaker of the House from 1993, serving until 2002.^[1] He is a member of the Penn Baseball Hall of Fame,^[3] Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame and Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame.^[4]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Sharp, Nancy Weatherly; Sharp, James Roger (August 30, 2000). American Legislative Leaders in the Northeast, 1911-1994. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9780313032080 – via Google Books.
^ ^a ^b "Class of 2014 Hall of Fame Inductees". Mount Saint Charles Academy. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
^ https://pennathletics.com/news/2016/6/27/5771a3fde4b0028e7235ad68_131492815314808220.aspx
^ "Heritage Hall of Fame inductees include ProJo reporter, RI armories preservationist". Warwick Beacon. March 30, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2023.

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[leaders-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Sharp, Nancy Weatherly; Sharp, James Roger (August 30, 2000). American Legislative Leaders in the Northeast, 1911-1994. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9780313032080 – via Google Books.

[mountstcharles-2] "Class of 2014 Hall of Fame Inductees". Mount Saint Charles Academy. Retrieved December 22, 2023.

[3] ttps://pennathletics.com/news/2016/6/27/5771a3fde4b0028e7235ad68_131492815314808220.aspx

[4] "Heritage Hall of Fame inductees include ProJo reporter, RI armories preservationist". Warwick Beacon. March 30, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2023.

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