Joseph M. Tierney

{{short description|American politician}}

{{redirects here|Joseph Tierney|the athlete|Joe Tierney}}

{{Infobox Politician (general)

| image = Joseph Tierney (9574746851) (1).jpg

| caption = Tierney (ca.1984–1987)

| birth_name = Joseph M. Tierney

| birth_date = {{birth date|1941|1|1}}

| birth_place =

| death_date = {{death date and age|2009|12|13|1941|1|1}}

| death_place = Hyde Park, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

| restingplace = Cedar Grove Cemetery, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

| nationality = American

| website =

| occupation =

| party = Democratic

| spouse = Pat James

| children = 3; including Maura Tierney

| alma_mater = {{plainlist|

• Boston State College
• Suffolk University Law School

}}

| office1 = President of the Boston City Council

| term_start1 = 1983

| term_end1 = 1985

| predecessor1 = Christopher A. Iannella

| successor1 = Bruce Bolling

| term2 = 1979

| predecessor2 = Lawrence DiCara

| successor2 = Christopher A. Iannella

| term3 = 1977

| predecessor3 = Louise Day Hicks

| successor3 = Lawrence DiCara

| term_start4 = 1964

| term_end4 = 1965

| predecessor4 = Peter F. Hines

| successor4 = Frederick C. Langone

| title5 = At-large member of the Boston City Council

| term_start5 = 1972

| term_end5 = 1987

| predecessor5 =

| successor5 = Rosaria Salerno

}}

Joseph M. Tierney (January 1, 1941 – December 13, 2009) was an American politician who served as a member of the Boston City Council from 1972 to 1987. He was the President of the City Council in 1977, 1979, and from 1983 to 1985. He was a candidate for Mayor of Boston in 1987, losing to incumbent Raymond Flynn, 67% to 33%.{{cite news|last=Marquard|first=Bryan|title=Joseph M. Tierney, longtime City Council president, 68|url=http://archive.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2009/12/15/joseph_m_tierney_longtime_city_council_president_68/|accessdate=10 June 2011|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=December 15, 2009}} He was the father of actress Maura Tierney.[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bostonherald/obituary.aspx?pid=137312579 Boston Herald obituary for Joseph M. “Sonny” Tierney. Boston Herald, December 15-16, 2009]