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Politician members in Massachusetts


  Robert Gray Allen (1902-1963) — also known as Robert G. Allen — of Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pa. Born in Winchester, Middlesex County, Mass., August 24, 1902. Son of Arthur Harrison Allen and Sally (Gray) Allen. Democrat. Business executive; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1937-41. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles; Rotary. Died in Keene, Albemarle County, Va., August 9, 1963 (age 60 years, 350 days). Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, Keene, Va.
  Relatives: Married, January 17, 1925, to Katharine Hancock Williamson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harold Hitz Burton (1888-1964) — also known as Harold H. Burton — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah; Boise, Ada County, Idaho; East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., June 22, 1888. Son of Alfred Edgar Burton (Dean of M.I.T.) and Gertrude (Hitz) Burton. Republican. Lawyer; assistant attorney, Utah Power & Light Company and Utah Light & Traction Company, 1914-16; attorney, Idaho Power Company and Boise Valley Traction Company, 1916-17; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1929; mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, 1931-32, 1935-40; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1941-45; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1944; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1945-58; took senior status 1958. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Alpha Delta; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Eagles; Grange; Rotary; Kiwanis; Exchange Club. Died in Washington, D.C., October 28, 1964 (age 76 years, 128 days). Interment at Highland Park Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  Relatives: Married, June 15, 1912, to Selma Florence Smith.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Colin J. Cameron (1879-c.1958) — of Amesbury, Essex County, Mass. Born in Barneys River, Nova Scotia, August 24, 1879. Son of Edward Cameron and Catherine Jane (MacKenzie) Cameron. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; printing business; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1936; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1944, 1952. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of Columbus; Eagles. Died about 1958 (age about 79 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Cameron and Catherine Jane (MacKenzie) Cameron; married, June 27, 1908, to Della Wingate; father of Catherine Wingate Cameron (who married of Al Capp (1909-1979; cartoonist)).
  Andrew A. Casassa (b. 1886) — also known as Andres A. Casassa — of Revere, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 17, 1886. Son of Angelo Casassa and Louise Casassa. Republican. Lawyer; banker; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1920, 1928; mayor of Revere, Mass., 1931; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives; member of Massachusetts state senate. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Member, Elks; Eagles; Moose; Sons of Italy. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1911 to Emily G. Greene.
  Joseph Edward Casey (1898-1980) — also known as Joseph E. Casey — of Clinton, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Clinton, Worcester County, Mass., December 27, 1898. Son of John Edward Casey and Winifred M. (Carey) Casey. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924 (alternate), 1932, 1940, 1944, 1948; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1935-43; defeated, 1926, 1928; candidate for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1942. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks; Eagles; American Legion. Died September 1, 1980 (age 81 years, 249 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married to Constance Dudley.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Patrick Connery, Jr. (1888-1937) — also known as William P. Connery, Jr. — of Lynn, Essex County, Mass. Born in Lynn, Essex County, Mass., August 24, 1888. Son of William Patrick Connery, Sr.. Democrat. Professional actor, 1908-16; candy manufacturer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1923-37; died in office 1937; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Knights of Columbus; Moose; Eagles; Elks; Redmen; Kiwanis. Died in Washington, D.C., June 15, 1937 (age 48 years, 295 days). Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Lynn, Mass.
  Relatives: Brother of Lawrence Joseph Connery. See Connery family of Massachusetts.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William S. Conroy (b. 1877) — of Fall River, Bristol County, Mass. Born in Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer County, N.Y., October 2, 1877. Democrat. Loom fixer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1917-26; member of Massachusetts state senate Second Bristol District, 1929-36. Member, Elks; Eagles. Burial location unknown.
  Walter L. Considine (b. 1900) — of New Bedford, Bristol County, Mass. Born in New Bedford, Bristol County, Mass., August 7, 1900. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state senate Third Bristol District, 1935-36. Member, Eagles; Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  James Michael Curley (1874-1958) — also known as James M. Curley; "The Rascal King" — of Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 20, 1874. Son of Michael Curley and Sarah (Clancy) Curley. Democrat. Real estate and insurance business; president, Hibernia Savings Bank; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1902-03; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1911-14, 1943-47 (10th District 1911-13, 12th District 1913-14, 11th District 1943-47); resigned 1914; mayor of Boston, Mass., 1914-17, 1922-25, 1930-33, 1946-49; defeated, 1917, 1937, 1941, 1949, 1951, 1955; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956; Governor of Massachusetts, 1935-37; defeated, 1924, 1938; candidate for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1936; member of Democratic National Committee from Massachusetts, 1941-54; indicted in federal court in 1943, with Donald W. Smith and others, over his participation in Engineers Group, Inc., which fraudulently obtained war contracts; re-indicted in 1944; tried in 1945-46 and convicted; sentenced to six to eighteen months in prison and fined $1,000; released in November 1947 when his sentence was commuted by President Harry Truman. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Eagles; Moose; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Ancient Order of Hibernians. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 12, 1958 (age 83 years, 357 days). Interment at Old Calvary Cemetery, Roslindale, Boston, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Michael Curley and Sarah (Clancy) Curley; brother of John J. Curley; married, June 27, 1906, to Mary Emelda Herlihy (died 1930); married, January 7, 1937, to Gertrude Marion Dennis.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Books about James M. Curley: Jack Beatty, The Rascal King: The Life and Times of James Michael Curley — Gerald Leinwand, Mackerels in the Moonlight : Four Corrupt American Mayors
  William Aiken Davenport (b. 1869) — also known as William A. Davenport — of Greenfield, Franklin County, Mass. Born in Wilmington, Windham County, Vt., October 23, 1869. Son of Stephen Tabor Davenport and Alice S. (Warner) Davenport. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1899-1900; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1908; member of Massachusetts state senate Franklin & Hampshire District, 1935-36; Independent Tax Reform candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1938. Member, Odd Fellows; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Moose; Eagles. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1894 to Belle M. Shearer.
  Joseph Charles Dennis (b. 1877) — also known as J. Charles Dennis — of Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., March 9, 1877. Son of William H. Dennis and Annie (Broadbent) Dennis. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1934-53. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Eagles. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 17, 1912, to Eley Miles.
  Harold Daniel Donohue (1901-1984) — also known as Harold D. Donohue — of Worcester, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., June 18, 1901. Son of Cornelius Donohue and Margaret (Lyons) Donohue. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932, 1940; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1947-74 (4th District 1947-73, 3rd District 1973-74); resigned 1974. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Eagles. Died in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., November 4, 1984 (age 83 years, 139 days). Interment at St. John's Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Joseph Granfield (1889-1959) — also known as William J. Granfield — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass.; Longmeadow, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., December 18, 1889. Son of John Granfield and Ellen (O'Connor) Granfield. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1917-19; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-18; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1930-37; district judge in Massachusetts, 1936-49. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Catholic Order of Foresters; Elks; Eagles. Died in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., May 28, 1959 (age 69 years, 161 days). Interment at St. Michael's Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of John Granfield and Ellen (O'Connor) Granfield; married, August 30, 1919, to Jane Campbell (died 1929); married, July 26, 1938, to Elsie I. Bemis (born 1901); married, July 28, 1950, to Ruth Rosamond Belding (born 1902).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William P. Grant (b. 1905) — of Fall River, Bristol County, Mass. Born in Fall River, Bristol County, Mass., November 5, 1905. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives; member of Massachusetts state senate; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964; mayor of Fall River, Mass., 1946-51; defeated, 1951. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Eagles; Moose. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Arthur Daniel Healey (1889-1948) — also known as Arthur D. Healey — of Somerville, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Somerville, Middlesex County, Mass., December 29, 1889. Son of Dennis Healey and Mary (Ireland) Healey. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1933-42; defeated, 1922, 1924, 1928; U.S. District Judge for Massachusetts, 1942-48; died in office 1948. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Knights of Columbus; Elks; Eagles; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died in 1948 (age about 58 years). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford, Mass.
  Relatives: Married, January 27, 1923, to Tresla Fisher.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William G. Hennessey (b. 1898) — of Lynn, Essex County, Mass. Born in Lynn, Essex County, Mass., July 13, 1898. Democrat. Member of Massachusetts Governor's Council 5th District, 1935-36. Member, Eagles. Burial location unknown.
  Philip Henderson Hoff (b. 1924) — also known as Philip H. Hoff — of Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt. Born in Greenfield, Franklin County, Mass., June 29, 1924. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1961-62; Governor of Vermont, 1963-69; candidate for U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1970. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners; Grange; Eagles; Moose. Still living as of 2009.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Joseph Leo Hurley (1898-1956) — also known as Joseph L. Hurley — of Fall River, Bristol County, Mass. Born in Fall River, Bristol County, Mass., April 20, 1898. Son of John T. Hurley and Margaret A. (Sullivan) Hurley. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924, 1928; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives Tenth Bristol District, 1925-28; mayor of Fall River, Mass., 1933-34; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1935-37; justice of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1937-56; died in office 1956. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, American Legion; American Bar Association; Delta Theta Phi; Knights of Columbus; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Grange. Died in Fall River, Bristol County, Mass., April 29, 1956 (age 58 years, 9 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 29, 1927, to Celeste J. Tracy.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Edward J. Kelley (b. 1897) — of Worcester, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Holyoke, Hampden County, Mass., December 25, 1897. Son of Edward Kelley and Mary (Shea) Kelley. Democrat. Soft drink salesman; hotel manager; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1923-36; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928, 1932. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Moose; Eagles. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 26, 1925, to Marie A. Hannabury.
  John C. Mahoney (1881-1946) — of Worcester, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Cork, Ireland, March 22, 1881. Son of Cornelius Mahoney and Mary (Foley) Mahoney. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1911-14; mayor of Worcester, Mass., 1932-35; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932 (alternate), 1940. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Elks; Eagles; Lions. Died July 12, 1946 (age 65 years, 112 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 25, 1914, to Mary G. O'Connor.
  Robert Sarsfield Maloney (1881-1934) — also known as Robert S. Maloney — of Lawrence, Essex County, Mass. Born in Lawrence, Essex County, Mass., February 3, 1881. Son of John T. Maloney and Mary A. (Bower) Maloney. Republican. Printer; Delegate from American Federation of Labor to Canadian Trades and Labor Conference, 1907; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1921-23. Member, International Typographical Union; Elks; Eagles; Moose. Died in Lawrence, Essex County, Mass., November 8, 1934 (age 53 years, 278 days). Interment at Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Lawrence, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of John T. Maloney and Mary A. (Bower) Maloney; married to Marie J. Belanger and Ella E. Bellisle.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Edward H. Nutting (b. 1869) — of Leominster, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Leominster, Worcester County, Mass., July 6, 1869. Caterer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1913, 1915-16, 1918, 1923-30; member of Massachusetts state senate Third Worcester District, 1931-36. Member, Elks; Odd Fellows; Redmen; Moose; Knights of Pythias; Eagles; Royal Arcanum; Freemasons; Sons of Veterans. Burial location unknown.
  Theodore Robinson Plunkett (b. 1882) — of Adams, Berkshire County, Mass. Born in Adams, Berkshire County, Mass., May 10, 1882. Republican. Member of Massachusetts state senate Berkshire District, 1931-36. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Eagles. Burial location unknown.
  Fred H. Purches (b. 1881) — of Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Mass. Born in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Mass., October 5, 1881. Republican. Insurance business; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948. Congregationalist. Member, Kiwanis; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Elks; Eagles; Grange. Burial location unknown.
  Richard Manning Russell (1891-1977) — also known as Richard M. Russell — of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., March 3, 1891. Son of William Eustis Russell. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; mayor of Cambridge, Mass., 1930-36; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1935-37; defeated, 1936 (9th District), 1950 (6th District). Member, American Legion; Elks; Eagles. Died in Essex, Essex County, Mass., February 27, 1977 (age 85 years, 361 days). Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery, Tewksbury, Mass.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William A. Scott (b. 1888) — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., February 9, 1888. Son of Peter A. Scott and Elizabeth Scott. Democrat. Construction supervisor; insulation engineer; president, Hartford Central Labor Union; member of Connecticut state senate 1st District, 1943-46. Member, Eagles. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Glennon.
  Allen Simmons (b. 1891) — of Moundsville, Marshall County, W.Va. Born in Somerset, Bristol County, Mass., August 8, 1891. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; civil engineer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1935-36. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Tau Beta Pi; Kiwanis; American Legion; Forty and Eight; National Rifle Association. Burial location unknown.
  Joseph Walsh (1875-1946) — of New Bedford, Bristol County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., December 16, 1875. Son of Michael H. Walsh and Abby A. (Norton) Walsh. Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1905; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 16th District, 1915-22; resigned 1922; superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1922-46. Member, Eagles; Elks. Died in New Bedford, Bristol County, Mass., January 13, 1946 (age 70 years, 28 days). Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, New Bedford, Mass.
  Relatives: Married, September 12, 1901, to Katherine E. Duff.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

 

 


 
   
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