Former Gov. William Weld: A Timeline
Former Gov. William Weld: A Timeline
| Age on Inauguration Day 2021: 75 years, 5.7 months. |
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| Partner at Mintz, Levin, Cohn,
Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, and principal at ML Strategies LLC. |
May - Nominated for VP at the
Libertarian National Convention in Orlando. Nov. 8 - Johnson/ Weld obtains 4.5 million votes (3.27%). |
Feb. 15 - Announces
presidential exploratory committee. |
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| Jan. 1 - General partner at Leeds
Weld & Co., private equity firm. |
Divorces from Susan. |
Marries Leslie Marshall. |
Aug. 19 - Announces candidacy
for Governor of New York. |
June - Loses vote at Republican
State Conv. to John Faso. Rejoins McDermott Will & Emery. |
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| Nov. - Elected Gov. of Mass., def.
John Silber (D) by 50% to 47%. |
Nov. - Re-elected, def. Mark
Roosevelt (D) by 71% to 28%. |
Nov. - Announces he
will challenge U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D). |
Nov. - Sen. Kerry def. Weld by 52%
to 45%. |
July - Nominated by Pres. Clinton as
Amb. to Mexico. July 29 - Resigns as Governor Sept.15 - Withdraws nomination |
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Partner at McDermott Will &
Emery, 1997-2000. |
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| Appointed U.S. Attorney for Mass. by
President Reagan. Son Quentin born. |
Daughter
Frances
born. |
Promoted to head of the Criminal
Division of the U.S. Justice Department. |
March - Resigns in protest over
conduct of AG Ed Meese. |
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| J.D. from Harvard Law School. |
Works on the U.S. House Impeachment
Inquiry (Watergate). |
June - Marries Susan Roosevelt. |
Aug. - Son David born. |
Oct. - Ethel born. |
Candidate for AG of Mass., losing to
inc. Francis Bellotti (D) by 78.4% to 21.6%. |
Jan. - Daughter Mary born. |
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| A.B. in economics from Harvard
College. |
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| Born July 31, 1945
in Smithtown, NY. |
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| Copyright
© 2019 Eric M. Appleman/Democracy in Action |
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