Jack Aylmer
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Jack Aylmer | |
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| Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the Cape and Islands district | |
| In office 1971–1981 | |
| Preceded by | Allan Francis Jones |
| Succeeded by | Paul V. Doane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 27, 1934 |
| Died | July 8, 2018 (aged 84) Barnstable, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Ann M. (McLean) Aylmer |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Maritime Academy Bridgewater State College Suffolk Law School |
| Occupation | Politician College President |
Jack Aylmer | |
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| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Navy |
| Service years | 1957-1959 |
| Other work | President of Massachusetts Maritime Academy, 1981-1991 |
John Francis Aylmer (January 27, 1934 – July 8, 2018) was an American politician who served in the Massachusetts Senate and later served as President of Massachusetts Maritime Academy.
A native of Barnstable, Massachusetts, Aylmer attended Barnstable High School where he played football and baseball, was quarterback for the school's undefeated 1951 football team, and earned seven varsity letters, graduating in 1952. The following year, he graduated from Admiral Billard Naval Academy in New London, Connecticut.[1][2][3][4]
Aylmer played college baseball at Massachusetts Maritime Academy and earned his Bachelor of Science degree in 1957. Upon graduation, he entered the US Navy and served as a first lieutenant and gunnery officer on the USS Mattabesset in the Mediterranean Sea during the 1958 Lebanon crisis. In 1959, Aylmer was given an honorable discharge from the Navy and went on to work for seven years as a United States Merchant Marine officer.[2]
Political career
Beginning in 1966, Aylmer served two terms on the Barnstable board of selectmen,[5] and in 1969 earned a master's degree in education from Bridgewater State College. In 1970, he was elected to his first of six consecutive terms in the Massachusetts Senate,[6] where he was assistant minority leader and served on the ways and means committee.[7] As a senator, Aylmer was "a driving force behind securing state funding for the Cape and Islands,"[8] advancing legislation such as the Old King's Highway Historic District act. He received his Juris Doctor degree from Suffolk Law School in 1977.[2]