Mel King

Mel King
King circa 1975
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 9th Suffolk district
In office
January 3, 1973 – January 2, 1983
Preceded byDoris Bunte
Succeeded byByron Rushing
Personal details
Born
Melvin Herbert King

(1928-10-20)October 20, 1928
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedMarch 28, 2023(2023-03-28) (aged 94)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJoyce King (m. 1951)
Children6
EducationClaflin College
Boston State College

Melvin Herbert King (October 20, 1928 – March 28, 2023) was an American politician, community organizer, and educator. In 1973, King was elected as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives' 9th Suffolk district, a post he held until early 1983. King was the runner-up in the 1983 Boston mayoral election, against Raymond Flynn.

King, a lifelong resident of South End neighborhood of Boston, was active in creating community programs and institutions for low-income people in the city, and was the founder of the South End Technology Center.[1] At the time of his death, he held the position of Senior Lecturer Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in their Department of Urban Studies and Planning.

  1. ^ "For Mel King, former state legislator and mayoral candidate, most enduring title remains activist - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2018-01-29.