Thomas S. Eisenstadt

Thomas S. Eisenstadt
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 (age 88); Boston, Massachusetts

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]

Elected to the Boston School Committee in 1965, Eisenstadt was a strong supporter of desegregation efforts.

References

^ "History of Sheriffs". Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Sheriff's Department. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
^ "Outstanding Young Men of America". 1965.

External links

Seegal, John F., "Thomas S. Eisenstadt". The Harvard Crimson, March 3, 1966.

[1] "History of Sheriffs". Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Sheriff's Department. Retrieved September 17, 2013.

[2] "Outstanding Young Men of America". 1965.

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