Mary Collins (First Lady of Boston)
Mary Collins | |
|---|---|
Collins during her time as first lady of Boston | |
| First Lady of Boston | |
| In office January 4, 1960 – January 1, 1968 | |
| Mayor | John F. Collins |
| Preceded by | Mary Hynes |
| Succeeded by | Kathryn White |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mary Patricia Cunniff June 1920 Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | November 5, 2010 (age 90) Falmouth, Massachusetts |
| Resting place | St. Joseph Cemetery in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Spouse |
John F. Collins
(m. 1946; died 1995) |
| Children | 4 |
Mary Patricia Cunniff Collins (June 1920–November 5, 2010) is an American who was the First Lady of Boston from 1960 until 1968 during the mayoral tenure of her husband John F. Collins. Collins was considered an active municipal first lady. Collins' activities during her husband's mayoralty included serving a chairwoman of March of Dimes and on the boards of Faulkner Hospital and Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. Collins was also regarded as a key figure in her husband's political campaigns.