Robert Drinan
Robert Drinan | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts | |
| In office January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Philip J. Philbin |
| Succeeded by | Barney Frank |
| Constituency | 3rd district (1971–73) 4th district (1973–81) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Frederick Drinan November 15, 1920 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | January 28, 2007 (aged 86) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Boston College (BA, MA) Georgetown University (LLB, LLM) Pontifical Gregorian University (STD) |
| Profession | Priest, legislator, professor |
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Robert Frederick Drinan SJ (November 15, 1920 – January 28, 2007) was an American Jesuit priest, lawyer, activist, and Democratic U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. He left office in 1981 to obey Pope John Paul II's prohibition on priests holding political office. Drinan was later a professor at Georgetown University Law Center for the last 26 years of his life.