John E. Kerrigan

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John E. Kerrigan

2nd Acting Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
In office 1945–1946
Preceded by	Maurice J. Tobin
Succeeded by	James Michael Curley
Personal details
Born	October 1, 1908
Died	May 2, 1987(1987-05-02) (aged 78) Boston, Massachusetts
Political party	Democratic

John E. Kerrigan (October 1, 1908 – May 2, 1987)^[1] was the acting mayor of Boston in 1945 when Maurice J. Tobin was elected Governor. Kerrigan was later given full mayoral powers by the Legislature but was defeated in the mayoral race later that year by James Michael Curley.

Kerrigan began serving on the Boston City Council in 1933.^[2] Kerrigan retired from the Council in 1973—having served 15 terms. Kerrigan also served in the State Senate.

References

↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/04/obituaries/john-e-kerrigan-dies-former-boston-official.html
↑ JOHN KERRIGAN, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL; AT 80. Boston Globe, May 3, 1987.

External links

NY Times Obituary

Political offices
Preceded by Maurice Tobin	Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts (acting) 1945 - 1946	Succeeded by James Michael Curley

v t e Mayors of Boston, Massachusetts

Phillips Quincy III Otis Wells Lyman Armstrong Eliot Chapman Brimmer Davis Quincy, Jr. Bigelow Seaver Smith Rice Lincoln Wightman Lincoln Norcross Shurtleff Gaston Pierce Cutter* Cobb Prince Pierce Prince Green Palmer Martin O'Brien Hart Matthews Curtis Quincy Hart Collins Whelton* Fitzgerald Hibbard Fitzgerald Curley Peters Curley Nichols Curley Mansfield Tobin Kerrigan* Curley Hynes* Curley Hynes Collins White Flynn Menino Walsh

* denotes acting

Persondata
Name	Kerrigan, John E.
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	October 1, 1908
Place of birth	1987
Date of death	May 2, 1987
Place of death	Boston, Massachusetts

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