Antone S. Aguiar Jr. (January 2, 1930 – February 1, 2014) was an American judge and politician. He spent 18 years as a judge in the
Attleboro District Court and two in the
Fall River District Court before retiring in late 1999. He previously served in the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
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from 1965 until 1982, when he was appointed to the bench by Governor
Edward King. He was a
Democrat
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who spent much of his life in
Swansea, Massachusetts
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It is located at the mouth of the Taunton River, just west of Fall River, south of Boston, and southeast of Providence, Rhode Island. The population was 17,14 ...
, where he graduated from
Joseph Case High School in 1948.
Public officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
1974.
See also
* 1965–1966 Massachusetts legislature
The 164th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1965 and 1966 during the Governor of Massachusetts, governorship of John Volpe. Maurice A. Donahue served as P ...
* 1977–1978 Massachusetts legislature
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Democratic Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Massachusetts District Court judges
1930 births
2014 deaths
20th-century Massachusetts state court judges
People from Swansea, Massachusetts
American people of Portuguese descent
20th-century members of the Massachusetts General Court
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