Preceded by John W. Sears Succeeded by Dennis J. Kearney | Name Thomas Eisenstadt | |
Born May 21, 1936 (age 87)
Boston, Massachusetts ( 1936-05-21 ) | ||
Thomas Stephen Eisenstadt (born May 21, 1936) was sheriff of Suffolk County, Massachusetts from 1969 to 1977, during which time he was the captioned plaintiff in Eisenstadt v. Baird (1972), a landmark United State Supreme Court decision on contraception.
Elected to the Boston School Committee in 1965, Eisenstadt was strong supporter of desegregation efforts.
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