George Demeter
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| Born | George Demeter March 13, 1896 [1] Athens, Greece [1] |
| Died | 1983 (aged 86–87)[2] |
| Occupation | Lawyer-Parliamentarian[1] |
| Alma mater | Harvard College '18, Boston University Law School '24 [1] |
George Demeter (/dɪˈmiːtər/; 1896–1983) is the author of Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure.[3] The second Wednesday in April has been designated as George Demeter Day in Massachusetts.[4]
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Political involvement
Demeter served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives for two terms in 1932 and 1934 representing the Back Bay district.[1][5][6] Demeter was the first Greek-American to serve in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, building on the unsuccessful bid of Greek-American Nicholas G. Veniopoulos Nestor in 1922, who had gained the Republican nomination.[5][6]
Greek–American involvement
Demeter became involved with the national Greek-American service organization AHEPA, soon after it was founded on July 26, 1922. He was President of the Boston Lodge in 1923.[7] After Supreme President H. N. Wells was voted out of office in March 1924, he assumed the role of Supreme President of AHEPA for three months.[5][8][9]
While serving as Supreme President he contributed an editorial to the 1924 convention edition of "The Ahepa" entitled "Why Greek Organizations Fail!"[10] Sometime during this period between 1920 and 1940, Demeter was president of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New England.[11] At the 27th Supreme Convention in 1949, AHEPA adopted Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure for its own use.[12] Demeter continued to be active in AHEPA as a Past Supreme President. He participated through at least the 47th Supreme Convention in 1969.[13]
Demeter was involved in the decision to include the Greek traditions of a laurel wreath and bronze medal in the Boston Marathon.[2] He crowned the winner of each race and gave them a medal from Greece for each marathon from 1931 to 1947.[2]
Academic work
Demeter was a professor of law at both Boston University and Suffolk University.[14][15] He also instructed new members of the Massachusetts Legislature in legislative procedure.[15]
Works
- Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure, 2nd edition, 1949
- Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure, 3rd revised edition, 1950, Bostonia Press.
- Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure, Universal edition, 1953, Bostonia Press.
- Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure, Universal Revised, 1961, Bostonia Press.
- Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure, Blue Book edition, 1969, Little, Brown and Company.
- How to Master the Rules of Parliamentary Law and Procedure, 1948, Mosher Press.
- Main Motion, 3rd edition, 1943, Bostonia
- Master Parliamentarian, 1948, Bostonia
- Parliamentary Procedure for Boy's State, 1949, Bostonia
- Parliamentary Procedure for Girl's State, 4th edition, 1942, Bostonia
- Ahepa Manual: Official Guide of the Order of Ahepa, Containing Early History and Miscellaneous Fundamentals of the Order, 1926, Boston: Athens Print. Co.
References
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- ↑ Demeter, George (1969). Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure, Blue Book
- ↑ http://archives.lib.state.ma.us/actsResolves/1989/1989acts0208.pdf
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- ↑ Leber 1972, p. 162.
- ↑ Leber 1972, p. 172.
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- ↑ Leber 1972, p. 173.
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- ↑ Leber 1972, p. 371, 375.
- ↑ Leber 1972, p. 506.
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