William B. Golden

William B. Golden
Golden c. 1987
Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the Norfolk and Plymouth District
In office
1985–1991
Preceded byAllan R. McKinnon
Succeeded byRobert L. Hedlund
Personal details
Born (1948-10-09) October 9, 1948 (age 76)
Boston, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
  • Kristen Golden (1994-present)
  • Paula Reynolds Golden (1968-1993)
ResidenceWeymouth, Massachusetts
Alma materYale University
Boston University School of Law
Harvard University
OccupationAttorney
Politician
Websitewww.nichiusa.org

William Brownell Golden (born October 9, 1948, in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American attorney and politician who represented the Norfolk and Plymouth district in the Massachusetts Senate from 1985 to 1991.[1] He was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 1990, but lost in the Democratic primary to Marjorie Clapprood.[2]

Golden participated in the creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, the Urban Harbors Institute and Save the Harbor/Save the Bay.[3]

  1. ^ 1989–1990 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
  2. ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics 1990. 1990.
  3. ^ "Norfolk Flooding Strategy Overview". Archived from the original on 2016-07-29. Retrieved 2015-03-17.