Frederick Mansfield

Frederick William Mansfield
46th Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
In office
1934–1938
38th Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts
In office
1914–1915
Preceded by Elmer A. Stevens
Succeeded by Charles L. Burrill
Majority 17,002[1]
Personal details
Born March 26, 1877[2]
East Boston, Massachusetts
Died November 6, 1958(1958-11-06) (aged 81)[3][4]
Resting place Holyhood Cemetery in Brookline, Massachusetts
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Helen Elizabeth Roe (June 29, 1904)[2]
Children Walter R. Mansfield
Alma mater East Boston High School, Boston University School of Law L.L.B.
Profession Pharmacist,[2] Attorney[2]
Religion Roman Catholic[2][5]
Military service
Service/branch United States Navy
Years of service 1898
Unit USS Vulcan[2]
Battles/wars Spanish American War[2]

Frederick William Mansfield (March 26, 1877 – November 6, 1958) was a U.S. political figure.

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Early life

Mansfield was born in East Boston, Massachusetts,[2] March 26, 1877.[2] Mansfield was the son of Michael Read Mansfield and Catherine (McDonough)[2] Mansfield.

Military service

Mansfield served as an apothecary[2] in the U.S. Navy on the USS Vulcan during the Spanish American War.[2]

Family life

Mansfield married Helen Elizabeth Roe on June 29, 1904.[2] Mansfield's son, Walter Roe Mansfield,[6] was born on July 1, 1911.[7]

Education

Mansfield attended East Boston High School, and Boston University School of Law[2] where he received a L.L.B. degree in 1902.[2]

Early career

Mansfield first worked as a Pharmacist, after Mansfield was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1902 [2] he worked as an Attorney.[2]

Treasurer of Massachusetts

In 1913 Mansfield was elected Treasurer and Receiver General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts serving from 1914-1915. In 1914 Mansfield lost his bid for reelection to Charles L. Burrill.[8]

Mayor of Boston

Mansfield was the Mayor of Boston from 1934 to 1938.

Death and Burial

Mansfield died in St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, November 6, 1958.

Mansfield is buried in Holyhood Cemetery in Brookline, Massachusetts.

References

  1. ^ Hennessy, Michael Edmund (1917), Twenty-five Years of Massachusetts Politics: from Russell to McCall, 1890-1915, Boston, Ma: Practical Politics, p. 349. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Marquis, Albert Nelson (1915), Who's who in New England, Chicago, IL: University Press of New England, p. 718 
  3. ^ Beaver Valley Times (November 12, 1958), Last of City Political Bosses Dies, Beaver, PA: The Beaver Valley Times, p. 2. 
  4. ^ New York Times (November 7, 1958), F. W. MANSFIELD, CURLEY FOE, DIES; Ex-Mayor of Boston Served 1933-37--Lawyer Aided Catholic Archdiocese, New York, NY: The New York Times, p. 28. 
  5. ^ O'Connor, Thomas H. (1998), Boston Catholics: A History of the Church and Its People, Lebanon, New Hampshire: University Press of New England, p. 231, ISBN 1555533590 
  6. ^ Hevesi, Dennis (January 8, 1987), William R. Mansfield, Federal Judge is Dead at 75, New York, NY: The New York Times. 
  7. ^ Walter R. Mansfield, at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges (accessed January 22, 2009).
  8. ^ Coolidge, Henry D. (1915), A Manual for the Use of the General Court, Boston, MA: Massachusetts General Court, p. 426. 

Bibliography

Political offices
Preceded by
Elmer A. Stevens		 Treasurer and Receiver General,
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
1914-1915		 Succeeded by
Charles L. Burrill
Preceded by
James Michael Curley		 Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
1934-1938		 Succeeded by
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