Charles E. Shannon, Jr.

Charles E. Shannon, Jr.
Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the 2nd Middlesex district
In office January 2, 1991 – April 5, 2005
Preceded by	Salvatore Albano
Succeeded by	Patricia D. Jehlen
Personal details
Born	August 31, 1943 Cambridge, Massachusetts
Died	April 5, 2005 Boston, Massachusetts
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic

Charles Edward Shannon, Jr. (August 31, 1943 – April 5, 2005) was a Massachusetts state senator. He represented the Second Middlesex district from 1991 until his death in 2005, first as a Republican and later as a Democrat. A resident of Winchester, Massachusetts, Shannon served as a Lexington policeman and a Winchester town official prior to serving in the state legislature.

Biography

Born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Shannon attended St. Mary's Elementary School and St. Mary's High School. He graduated with a B.S. from Northeastern University in Boston. He moved to Lexington, where he served as a police officer for 20 years, until a heart attack led him to retire from the police force. He moved to Winchester, where he served as chairman of the Winchester Board of Assessors from 1989 until 1990. He was elected as a Republican for the Massachusetts Senate, unseating Democratic incumbent Salvatore Albano, and was sworn in January 1991. In December 1996 he announced a switch to the Democratic Party, reversing an earlier switch; he had been a Democrat prior to serving in the Senate.^[1][2]

In December 2004, shortly after election to an eighth term, Shannon was diagnosed with leukemia. He had previously battled cancer in 1990 and 2002. In February 2005 he received a bone marrow transplant. Antirejection drugs he took after the transplant caused an averse reaction, which led to his death from heart failure. He died April 5, 2005, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.^[2]

References

1. ^ Welch, William F.; James, Steven T. (eds., 2006). Public officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (2005–2006). p. 70. Massachusetts General Court.
2. ^ ^{a b} Laidler, John (April 10, 2005). "Colleagues mourn Shannon." The Boston Globe.

Persondata
Name	Shannon, Charles Edward, Jr.
Alternative names
Short description	Massachusetts state senator
Date of birth	August 31, 1943
Place of birth	Cambridge, Massachusetts
Date of death	April 5, 2005
Place of death	Boston, Massachusetts