Patrick J. McManus
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Patrick J. McManus was a Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...

 attorney and politician who served as the fifty fourth Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts
Lynn, Massachusetts
Lynn is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 89,050 at the 2000 census. An old industrial center, Lynn is home to Lynn Beach and Lynn Heritage State Park and is about north of downtown Boston.-17th century:...

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Early life

McManus was born in Lynn
Lynn, Massachusetts
Lynn is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 89,050 at the 2000 census. An old industrial center, Lynn is home to Lynn Beach and Lynn Heritage State Park and is about north of downtown Boston.-17th century:...

 to Robert A. McManus and Kathryn "Kay" (Gainey) McManus.

Member of the Lynn City Council

In 1985 McManus was elected to the first of three terms on the Lynn City Council.

Mayor of Lynn

In 1991 McManus was elected Mayor by 3,708 votes over incumbent mayor Albert V. DiVirgilio
Albert V. DiVirgilio
Albert V. DiVirgilio was a Massachusetts politician who served as the fifty third Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts.DiVirgilio spent eighteen years as a member of the Lynn City Council before defeating mayor Antonio J. Marino in the 1985 mayoral election....

, McManus received 13,601 votes, to DiVirgilio’s 9,893. McManus served as mayor from 1992 to 2002.

2009 election and death

On June 9, 2009, McManus formally announced that he would run against incumbent Mayor Edward J. Clancy, Jr.
Edward J. Clancy, Jr.
Edward J. "Chip" Clancy, Jr. is a Massachusetts politician who served the mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts. He was first elected in November 2001. Previously, Clancy served on the Lynn City Council. After the council, he served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Massachusetts Senate...

in that year's election. On July 10, 2009 McManus was found dead in his home.
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