Nicholas Mavroules

Nicholas Mavroules
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 6th district
In office
January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993
Preceded byMichael J. Harrington
Succeeded byPeter Torkildsen
Mayor of Peabody, Massachusetts
In office
1967–1979
Preceded byEdward T. Meaney
Succeeded byPeter Torigian
Personal details
Born
Nicholas James Mavroules

(1929-11-01)November 1, 1929
Peabody, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedDecember 25, 2003(2003-12-25) (aged 74)
Salem, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMary Silva

Nicholas James Mavroules (November 1, 1929 – December 25, 2003) was an American Democratic Party politician from Massachusetts. He served as Mayor of Peabody, Massachusetts for a decade, then represented Peabody and much of the surrounding North Shore region in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 until 1993. In 1993, he pleaded guilty to 15 counts of racketeering and extortion and later served 15 months in prison.