Deval Patrick
Deval Laurdine Patrick is an American politician who served as the 71st governor of Massachusetts from 2007 to 2015. He was the first African-American governor of Massachusetts and the first Democratic governor of the state since Michael Dukakis left office in 1991. Patrick served from 1994 to 1997 as the United States Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division under President Bill Clinton.
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- Born in
- Chicago
- Educated at
- Harvard Law SchoolHarvard CollegeMilton Academy
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- 🏆 honorary doctor of Harvard University
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1956
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