Birth Name: Paul Efthemios Tsongas
Date of Birth: February 14, 1941
Place of Birth: Lowell, Massachusetts
Date of Death: January 18, 1997
Place of Death: Lowell, Massachusetts
Ethnicity: Greek
Paul Tsongas was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts, from January 3, 1975 to January 3, 1979, and a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, from January 3, 1979 to January 2, 1985.
Paul was a candidate for the Democratic Party’s nomination for President of the United States in 1992.
Paul was the son of Katina (Panagiotopoulos/Pappas) and Efthemios George Tsongas. His father was a Greek immigrant. His mother was also of Greek descent.
He was married to Niki Tsongas (born Nicola Dickson Sauvage), who has served as a Member of the House of Representatives from Massachusetts, since 2007. They were married until his death.
Paul’s paternal grandparents were George Tsongas and Basiliki Balafas.
Source: Paul’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org