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# Michael J. Galvin

Michael J. Galvin (1907−1963) was an American military United States Army Reserve Major general who served as commanding general of the 94th Infantry Reserve Division and was a member of the 6th Armored Division during World War II. After the war, Galvin served as United States Under Secretary of Labor and was a member of the Massachusetts Senate.

## Early life

Galvin was born on September 7, 1907, in Charlestown. In 1933 he graduated from the Northeastern University School of Business. He later graduated from the Northeastern University School of Law and spent sixteen years with Herrick, Smith, Donald, Farley and Ketchum.

## Military career

In 1928, Galvin enlisted as a private in the 9th Infantry Division. He went on active duty in 1940. General George Patton placed Galvin in the lead tank of his Flying columns. Galvin spent 280 days as a tank officer on the front line. He fought in Normandy on D-Day and at the Siege of Bastogne and was awarded the Silver Star, two Bronze Stars, the Legion of Merit, and the Croix de Guerre. He was wounded in action in 1944. From 1944 to 1945, Galvin was the operations chief of the 6th Armored Division. He was responsible for training the division and drawing up battle plans. Galvin later spent fifteen months as the 6th's intelligence chief. General George Marshall described Galvin as "the outstanding reservist in the war" before the United States Congress. He finished the war with the rank of colonel.
In 1959, Galvin became a brigadier general with the 94th Infantry Reserve Division. He, Gen. Chauncey Dean Merrill, and Gen. Costas L. Caraganis were responsible for creating a prototype Pentomic Division. In 1960, Galvin became commanding general of the 94th.
Galvin was the author of Manpower Limited, Manpower and National Defense, and Manpower Reserves for National Defense.

## Political career

On February 25, 1949, Galvin was nominated for the office of United States Under Secretary of Labor by president Harry S. Truman. He was recommended for the position by Secretary of Labor Maurice J. Tobin. In 1952 he led the United States delegation to a conference in Miami Beach, Florida, that discussed migratory labor agreements between the U.S. and Mexico. During the Eisenhower administration, Galvin was deputy coordinator of a team that campaigned for legislation in each state to authorize absentee voting for soldiers.
In 1962, Galvin was elected to the Massachusetts Senate. In September 1963 he became paralyzed from the waist down. He continued to serve in the Senate, where he fought for passage of the D.P.W. legislation which was later renamed the "Galvin Bill". Galvin died on December 12, 1963, at the Soldiers Home in Chelsea, Massachusetts. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. His papers were donated to the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library.
# Edward DeSaulnier

Edward Joseph DeSaulnier Jr. (January 8, 1921 – April 20, 1989) was an American politician and judge from the commonwealth of Massachusetts. He served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1949 to 1957, in the Massachusetts Senate from 1957 to 1958, and on the Massachusetts Superior Court from 1958 to 1972. His son, Mark DeSaulnier, is a member of the United States House of Representatives from California.

## Early life

DeSaulnier was from Chelmsford, Massachusetts, the son of a French Canadian immigrant. He attended the College of the Holy Cross, then during World War II, served as a combat pilot in the United States Marine Corps; he served during the Battle of Iwo Jima. After the war, he graduated from the Boston University School of Law.

## Career

DeSaulnier served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1949 to 1957, then served one term in the Massachusetts Senate. Governor Foster Furcolo appointed DeSaulnier to the Massachusetts Superior Court in December 1958.
In 1971, DeSaulnier was accused of accepting bribes from a criminal defendant. Although the statute of limitations meant he could not be charged, he was disbarred by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on January 11, 1972, and resigned his judgeship.
After his disbarment, DeSaulnier worked for a company that sold bulletproof vests. He developed alcoholism, recovered, and then earned a degree from Rutgers University's School of Alcohol Studies and became deputy director of Broward County, Florida's commission on alcoholism. He petitioned the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers to reinstate his law license in 1979, but his request was denied in 1980. In 1981, the New England Patriots hired him to consult on issues around substance abuse.

## Personal life and death

DeSaulnier and his wife, Virginia, had five children, including Mark DeSaulnier, a U.S. Congressman from California. They raced horses under the name Claymore Stables. The marriage ended in divorce; he remarried and was divorced a second time after moving to Florida.
DeSaulnier, who also had a gambling problem, died in 1989 in his home in Juno Beach, Florida, by a self-inflicted gunshot. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
# Jack Backman

Jack H. Backman (April 26, 1922 – July 19, 2002) was an American politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Massachusetts Senate.

## Early life

Backman was born on April 26, 1922, in Saugus, Massachusetts. His father was a shoe factory foreman and Backman grew up in various New England manufacturing towns, including Lynn, Massachusetts, Bangor, Maine, and Claremont, New Hampshire. In 1943 he graduated from Syracuse University. During World War II he was a sergeant in the Army Air Force. In 1948 he graduated from Harvard Law School.
From 1961 to 1966 he was a member of the Brookline, Massachusetts Housing Authority.

## Massachusetts General Court

Backman was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1965 to 1971 and the Massachusetts Senate from 1971 to 1987. While in the House he served as Vice-Chairman of the Judiciary Committee and later as Chairman of the Special Commission on Drug Abuse. In the Senate he remained Chairman of the Special Commission and was Chairman of the Senate Committee on Social Welfare, which became the Committee on Human Services and Elderly Affairs.
During his tenure in the General Court, Backman was involved in a number of social issues, including health care, mental health, prison reform, divestment of pension funds from South Africa, labor issues, and the plight of refugees. In 1971 he proposed replacing welfare with a guaranteed annual income that would provide a family of four a minimum of $5,500.

## Later life and death

After his retirement, Backman continued to crusade for social causes. He founded Human Rights for All, a nonprofit organization that promoted the implementation of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Backman died on July 19, 2002, at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Rep. Barney Frank read the following statement into the Congressional Record following Senator Backman's death, which includes a moving Boston Globe editorial by Renee Loth, chief Globe editorial writer, commemorating Sen. Backman.
# Charles S. O'Connor

Charles S. O'Connor (March 1, 1879 – July 31, 1948) was an American politician who was clerk of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Boston School Committee. He was a candidate for mayor of Boston in 1921.

## Early life

O'Connor was born on March 1, 1879, in Boston. He was one of seven children born to Patrick and Catherine O’Connor. One of his brothers, Patrick H. O'Connor, was also a member of the Massachusetts General Court. He attended Boston College, but left to help support his family following his father's death. He worked in the counting and editorial rooms of The Boston Journal until 1899, when he went to work for the city of Boston. He started out as a rodman in the street department and from 1910 to 1916 he was a city health inspector.

## Legal career

While working in the health department, O’Connor attended Suffolk University Law School at night. He graduated in 1913, passed the bar in 1915, and opened a law office in 1917. O'Connor represented Eugene R. Drioly, a convicted murderer who was seeking a pardon, pro bono. Drioly was pardoned on parole conditions on January 4, 1933.

## Political career

From 1917 to 1918, O’Connor represented the 10th Suffolk district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. In 1919 he was elected to the Boston School Committee. He finished a distant third behind James Michael Curley and John R. Murphy in the 1921 Boston mayoral election. O’Connor chose not run for a second term on the school committee in 1923, instead focusing on his law practice.
O’Connor ran for clerk of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in 1928, but lost by a few hundred votes. He was elected in 1934 and reelected in 1940 and 1946. He remained in office until his death on July 31, 1948.
# Walter J. Boverini

Walter J. Boverini (June 5, 1925 – November 29, 2008) was an American politician who served as the majority leader of the Massachusetts Senate from 1985 to 1994.

## Early life

Boverini was born on June 5, 1925, in Lynn, Massachusetts, to Luisa and Attilio Boverini. He graduated from Lynn Classical High School in 1941. After high school, he was drafted into the United States Army and served 8th Air Corps during World War II. During the war Boverini flew 35 combat missions over Europe. He was awarded the Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters and the Distinguished Flying Cross.
After the war, Boverini entered Boston College. He was a member of the Boston College Eagles football team. After graduating, Boverini began an eighteen-year career as an educator. He worked as a teacher, coach, vice principal, and mentor at St. Mary's High School, Lynn Classical High School, English High School, and Lynn Vocational and Technical Institute.

## Political career

In 1970, Boverini was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 9th Essex District. In 1972, he ran for State Senate. He defeated incumbent James J. Carrigan by under 500 votes.
In 1979 Boverini was appointed majority whip. Six years later he was appointed majority whip, a position he would hold until his retirement. In these positions, Boverini worked closely with Senate President William M. Bulger. Bulger credited his long tenure as Senate President to Boverini's loyalty and good judgment. Boverini also served as Chairman of the Joint Committee on Education for six years. In this role, he helped create the University of Massachusetts system and secured funding to create North Shore Community College's Lynn campus.

## Personal life

Boverini was married to Christine M. (Kirvan) Boverini for forty years. They had two daughters.
Boverini was close friends with Art Donovan for over five decades. The two were roommates and teammates at Boston College. Donovan was the best man at Boverini's wedding.

## Death

Boverini died on November 29, 2008, in Danvers, Massachusetts.
# Jean Cowan

Jean Cowan (born 1947) is an American Democratic politician who served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2007 until 2013.

## Career

Cowan served as city councillor and mayor of Elgin, and then as a Lincoln County Commissioner for 12 years, and served on many state advisory bodies. She was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 2006. Cowan was chair of the Veterans and Emergency Services Committee during the 75th Assembly, and co-chair of the Natural Resources Subcommittee during the 76th Assembly. In November 2011, Cowan announced she would not seek reelection to her seat, and was succeeded by fellow Democrat David Gomberg.

## Electoral history

2004 Oregon State Representative, 10th district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Alan Brown | 15,364 | 50.5 |
| | Democratic | Jean Cowan | 14,950 | 49.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 89 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 30,403 | 100% |
2006 Oregon State Representative, 10th district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jean Cowan | 12,904 | 51.4 |
| | Republican | Alan Brown | 12,112 | 48.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 68 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,084 | 100% |
2008 Oregon State Representative, 10th district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jean Cowan | 19,829 | 96.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 707 | 3.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 20,536 | 100% |
2010 Oregon State Representative, 10th district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jean Cowan | 14,475 | 58.2 |
| | Republican | Becky Lemler | 10,323 | 41.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 63 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,861 | 100% |
# Torgeir Micaelsen

Torgeir Eikstad Micaelsen (born 20 May 1979 in Bergen) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 2005. He had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 2001–2005. Micaelsen made it to some fame as "the man who got slapped by Martin Schanche". The incident happened during a 2003 school debate in Drammen.
On the local level Micaelsen was a member of Nedre Eiker municipal council from 1999 to 2003.
# Ingebjørg Godskesen

Ingebjørg Amanda Godskesen (born 26 May 1957) is a Norwegian politician who represented the Progress Party until 2017. She was a member of the Storting from 2013 to 2017.

## Biography

Godskesen was born in Kristiansand on 26 May 1957.
She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the constituency of Aust-Agder from 2009 to 2017, for the Progress Party.
She left the Progress Party in 2017, and was an independent representative the last part of 2017.
# Mathieu Turcotte

Mathieu Turcotte (born February 8, 1977) is a Canadian former short track speed skater. He was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec.
Turcotte rose to fame within Canada upon winning the bronze in the men's 1000 m in the short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics, with a time of 1:30.563 (a race more remembered for the victory of Australian Steven Bradbury), and winning a gold as part of the men's 5000 m relay at the same games, with a team time of 6:51.579.
He placed 6th at the men's 1500 m short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics with a time of 2:24.558.
Mathieu is now the President of Apex Racing Skates, a company that makes custom short track speed skates.
# Norunn Tveiten Benestad

Norunn Tveiten Benestad (born 11 August 1956) is a Norwegian politician and Member of Parliament (Stortinget) from Vest-Agder County, representing the Conservative Party. She was elected at the 2013 Norwegian parliamentary election. She is a member of the Standing Committee on Education, Research and Church Affairs.
Benestad has a background in the publishing industry, and came to Parliament from a position in Cappelen Damm Høyskoleforlaget (publishing). Previously, she worked as a teacher and communications consultant and held positions in Høyskoleforlaget and Norwegian Red Cross and others in the private sector.
At the local level, she has been elected to the City Council of Kristiansand.
# Richard Devlin (politician)

Richard Devlin (born September 9, 1952) is an American politician who served in the Oregon State Senate from 2003 to 2018, representing the 19th Senate district.

## Early life and education

Devlin was born in Eugene. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Administration of Justice from Portland State University in 1976 and a Master of Arts in Management from Pepperdine University in 1980.

## Career

He has worked in adult and juvenile corrections and as a civil and criminal investigator.
From 1985 to 1988, Devlin was a member of the Tualatin City Council. In 1988, he was elected to the Metro Council, serving on it until 1995. In 1994, Devlin won the Democratic nomination to the Oregon House of Representatives representing the 24th district, but lost in the general election to Republican Bob Tiernan. In 1996, Devlin again faced Tiernan, but this time, defeated him. Devlin was re-elected to the Oregon House in 1998 and 2000.
In 2002, Devlin ran for the Oregon State Senate to represent the 19th senate district; again, he faced Tiernan in the general election, and narrowly defeated him by a margin of 50% to 47%. He was re-elected to another 4-year term in 2006.
In the Senate, Devlin has served on the Joint Ways and Means Committee and has chaired the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Education and the Subcommittee on Natural Resources. He served as Senate Majority Leader from 2007 to 2010, succeeding Kate Brown, who successfully ran for Oregon Secretary of State.
Devlin was elected for a third term in 2010, defeating Republican Mary Kremer. In 2014, he was unopposed for re-election.
On October 23, 2017, Devlin was appointed by Governor Kate Brown to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, which he accepted and began serving on January 16, 2018.

## Personal life

Devlin and his wife Eliza live in Tualatin, Oregon. They have two children.

## Electoral history

2006 Oregon State Senator, 19th district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Richard Devlin | 30,963 | 61.3 |
| | Republican | David Newell | 18,299 | 36.2 |
| | Libertarian | Marc Delphine | 1,218 | 2.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 65 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 50,545 | 100% |
2010 Oregon State Senator, 19th district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Richard Devlin | 30,179 | 54.5 |
| | Republican | Mary Kremer | 25,038 | 45.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 112 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 55,329 | 100% |
2014 Oregon State Senator, 19th district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Richard Devlin | 39,529 | 96.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 1,626 | 4.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 41,155 | 100% |
# Walter J. Floss Jr.

Walter J. Floss Jr. (February 13, 1923 – December 8, 2018) was an American politician from New York.

## Life

Floss was born on February 13, 1923, in Buffalo, New York. He attended Buffalo Technical High School. He served in the U.S. Navy from June 1941 to 1945. Afterwards he engaged in the insurance business in East Amherst, New York. He married Grayce T. Thornberry (1924–2004), and they had ten children.
Floss entered politics as a Republican, and was a member of the Town Council of Clarence from 1963 to 1967, and a member of the Erie County Legislature from 1968 to 1978.
Floss was a member of the New York State Senate from 1979 to 1988, sitting in the 183rd, 184th, 185th, 186th and 187th New York State Legislatures. In 1986, he sponsored the law that made it possible to use credit cards at liquor stores in the State of New York.
Floss died on December 8, 2018, at the age of 95.
# John Hope Anderson

John Hope Anderson (May 2, 1912 – May 26, 2005) was a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
# Mieczysław Młynarski

Mieczysław Młynarski (born May 17, 1956 in Resko) is a retired Polish professional basketball player, and coach. At a height of 1.99 m (6'6 1⁄2") tall, and a weight of 91 kg (200 lbs.), he played at the small forward position, during his playing career.

## Club career

Młynarski still holds the Polish Basketball League record, for the "most points scored in one game" (90 points scored, achieved in 1982, while playing with Górnik Wałbrzych, in a game against Pogoń Szczecin). He was a member of the FIBA European Selection team, in 1981.

## National team career

Młynarski was a regular member of the senior Polish national basketball team, for nine years (1975–1984). He played in all of Poland's games, during the Summer Olympic Games, in Moscow, 1980. He was the top scorer of both EuroBasket 1979 (26.6 points per game), and EuroBasket 1981 (23.1 points per game).

## Coaching career

When Młynarski playing career, ended he decided to stay in basketball. After retirement from playing, he became a coach of the Polish club Górnik Wałbrzych' juniors team. In 2000, he won the Polish older juniors vice-championship (as the assistant coach) with Górnik.
In 2007, he became the assistant coach of Górnik Wałbrzych's senior club. After the club's head coach, Andrzej Adamek, resignation (in March 2009), Młynarski became Górnik's new head coach. Unfortunately, Młynarski was not able to avoid his team's poor performance. In the 2008–09 season, Górnik finished in last place in the Polish PLK League. The main reason why the team was relegated, was its deep financial problems (Górnik finished the season without any foreign players, and some key Polish players, e.g. Marcin Stefański).

## Awards and accomplishments
### Club playing career

* 4× Polish League Top Scorer: (1980, 1981, 1983, 1984)
* Polish League Player of the Year: (1981)
* FIBA European Selection: (1981)
* Polish League Champion: (1982)

### Polish senior national team

* 2× FIBA EuroBasket Top Scorer: (1979, 1981)
# Mieczysław Ożóg

Mieczysław Ożóg (born 23 February 1966) is a Polish midfielder who plays for Bukowa Jastkowice. He is one of the oldest players playing in Polish football, albeit not in the top league. He played in Ekstraklasa as a footballer of Stal Stalowa Wola and Siarka Tarnobrzeg.

## Club career

He played 108 games in the Polish Ekstraklasa and scored 8 goals. He was voted the best footballer in the Rzeszów region in a poll conducted by Tempo and Radio Rzeszów.
He started the 2007–08 season in Stal Stalowa Wola as the oldest player in the I liga and one of the oldest in the professional teams of the Polish league. Despite his age, the player had a secure place in Stal's lineup and played most of the matches as a full-time player. After losing a match against Pelikan Łowicz in early August 2007, he (along with two other players Andrzej Kasiak and Marek Kusiak) was removed from the team.
After leaving Stalowa Wola, he combined physical work with playing in the lower leagues, becoming one of the oldest active players in Poland. In the fall round of the 2023–24 season, at the age of 57, he continued to play for the Klasa A club Bukowa Jastkowice.
# Mikołaj Pomarnacki

Mikołaj Pomarnacki (19 September 1934 – 11 November 2022) was a Polish fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
He died on 11 November 2022, at the age of 88.
# Mirosław Kubisztal

Mirosław Kubisztal (born 12 February 1962) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a forward for Unia Tarnów, Cracovia, GKS Katowice, and Swedish club Örebro SK, where he played 161 matches and scored 68 goals. During his spell in Örebro, Kubisztal became very popular and known as Kuba which led to the Örebro SK fan club being named Kubanerna after him. He played one match for Poland national team.

## Honours

GKS Katowice
* Polish Cup: 1985–86, 1990–91
# Mirosław Smyła

Mirosław Smyła (born 25 July 1969) is a Polish professional football manager and former player who was most recently in charge of Polish I liga side Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała.
# Ratchford Range

The Ratchford Range is a subrange of the Monashee Mountains of the Columbia Mountains, located east of the Seymour River in British Columbia, Canada.
# Oskar Brajter

Oskar Brajter (30 May 1929 – 27 November 2004) was a Polish footballer who played as a forward. He played in two matches for the Poland national team from 1931 to 1936.
# Otto Riesner

Otto Hugo Riesner (born 29 January 1910, date of death unknown) was a Polish footballer who played as a winger.
He played in six matches for the Poland national team from 1931 to 1935.

## Honours

Garbarnia Kraków
* Ekstraklasa: 1931
# Paweł Małek

Paweł Małek (11 May 1933 – 25 January 2019) was a Polish sports shooter. He competed in the 50 metre pistol event at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
# Paweł Stok

Paweł Stanisław Stok (22 March 1913 in Tarnopol – 18 August 1993 in Kraków) was a Polish basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
He was part of the Polish basketball team that finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played three matches for the national team.