Mel King | |
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![]() King circa 1975 | |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 9th Suffolk district | |
In office January 3, 1973 – January 2, 1983 | |
Preceded by | Doris Bunte |
Succeeded by | Byron Rushing |
Personal details | |
Born | Melvin Herbert King October 20, 1928 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | March 28, 2023 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 94)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Joyce King (m. 1951) |
Children | 6 |
Education | Claflin 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.