About John A. Durkin
John Anthony Durkin (March 29, 1936 – October 16, 2012) was an American politician who served as a Democratic U.S. Senator from New Hampshire from 1975 until 1980. == Early life and education == Durkin was born on March 29, 1936, in Brookfield, Massachusetts, the youngest in a family of four children. He graduated from St. John's High School in 1954. He later claimed that his parents told him that the highest callings in life were to become a priest or an honest politician, and that he opted for politics. At the age of 18, Durkin held his first elected office as moderator of the Brookfield Town Meeting. After high school, Durkin attended the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in English literature in 1959. Through the U.S Navy ROTC program, he received his commission in the United States Navy as an Ensign. Durkin served in the Navy from 1959 to 1961, attaining the rank of Lieutenant (Junior Grade). After his Navy service, Durkin enrolled at Georgetown University Law Center, where he earned his J.D. degree in 1965.
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