Tip O'Neill
Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill Jr. was an American Democratic Party politician from Massachusetts who served as the 47th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987, the third-longest tenure in history and the longest uninterrupted tenure. He represented northern Boston in the House from 1953 to 1987.
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- Born in
- Cambridge
- Educated at
- Boston CollegeCristo Rey Boston High School
- Awards
- 🏆 Presidential Medal of Freedom🏆 Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award🏆 Laetare Medal🏆 Four Freedoms Award – Freedom Medal
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1912
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Birth1994
Died
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