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Mayor Thomas P. McCoy

(1883-1945) ~ Inducted 1999

The late Thomas P. McCoy,1883-1945, formerly of Pawtucket was a lifelong Mayor of that city whose colorful political career dominated the area's political scene for many years. Undisputed leader of the city's Democratic Party, he compiled a distinguished ten-year record in the Rhode Island House of Representatives during the 1920s. Dubbed "the Prince of Pawtucket," his name is affixed to the famed McCoy Stadium.

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