John B. Harwood

John Harwood
John Harwood
220th 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; Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Patricia May Lynch
Children	2[1]

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

Biography

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

Sharp, Nancy Weatherly; Sharp, James Roger (August 30, 2000). American Legislative Leaders in the Northeast, 1911-1994. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9780313032080 – via Google Books.
"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] 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.