Thomas Stephen Eisenstadt (born May 21, 1936) was sheriff of Suffolk County, Massachusetts from 1969 to 1977,[1] during which time he was the captioned plaintiff in Eisenstadt v. Baird (1972), a landmark United States Supreme Court decision on contraception.[2]
Thomas S. Eisenstadt | |
|---|---|
| Sheriff of Suffolk County, Massachusetts | |
| In office 1969–1977 | |
| Preceded by | John W. Sears |
| Succeeded by | Dennis J. Kearney |
| Chairman of the Boston School Committee | |
| In office 1968–1968 | |
| Preceded by | John J. McDonough |
| Succeeded by | John J. Kerrigan |
| In office 1966–1966 | |
| Preceded by | Louise Day Hicks |
| Succeeded by | John J. McDonough |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 21, 1936 Boston, Massachusetts |
Elected to the Boston School Committee in 1965, Eisenstadt was a strong supporter of desegregation efforts.
References
edit- ^ "History of Sheriffs". Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Sheriff's Department. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
- ^ "Outstanding Young Men of America". 1965.
External links
edit- Seegal, John F., "Thomas S. Eisenstadt". The Harvard Crimson, March 3, 1966.