Background
Leavitt, Thomas William was born on June 5, 1935 in Concord, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Charles Thomas and Irene Clara (Lampron) Leavitt.
Leavitt, Thomas William was born on June 5, 1935 in Concord, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Charles Thomas and Irene Clara (Lampron) Leavitt.
Bachelor, St. Michael's College, Winooski, Vermont, 1957. Master of Arts, Boston College, 1958. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1964.
Assistant professor of history, Merrimack College, North Andover, Massachusetts, l963-67; director, Museum American Textile History, North Andover, 1964-1991. Adjunct Professor Boston University, since 1974, Northeastern U., Boston, since 1980.
Local coordinator Committee to Reelect Congressman M. Harrington, North Andover, 1972, Committee to Reelect Edward Kennedy, Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1988. Fundraiser Committee to Elect Michael Dukakis, Boston, 1988. President Jones Museum of Glass and Ceramics, 1993-1994.
1st lieutenant United States Air Force, 1958-1961. Member American Association Museum, American Association for State and Local History, Bay State History League (past president), Colonial Society, Harvard Club, Freemasons.
Married Mary Frances McHale, September 8, 1962. Children: Sara, Martha, Elizabeth, Jonathan.