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{{Short description|American politician}}
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|term_start= January 6, 1949
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|governor= [[Paul A. Dever]]
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|successor2= Andrew B. Holstrom
|successor2= Andrew B. Holstrom
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|term_start3=1941
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|term_end3=1946
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|successor3= William Daniel Fleming
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|birthname = Charles F. Sullivan
|birth_date= October 10, 1904
|birth_date= October 10, 1904
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|death_date=August 24, 1962
|death_date=August 24, 1962 (aged 57)
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|death_place=Worcester, Massachusetts
|party= [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
|party= [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
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'''Charles F. "Jeff" Sullivan''' (October 10, 1904 – August 24, 1962) was an [[United States|American]] [[politician]] who served as [[Governor of Massachusetts|Lieutenant Governor]] for the [[Commonwealth of Massachusetts]] from 1949 to 1953. Sullivan was also a member of the Worcester, Massachusetts Common Council, a member of the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]], a Massachusetts State Senator and the [[List of mayors of Worcester, Massachusetts|Mayor of]] [[Worcester, Massachusetts]] from 1946-1949.
'''Charles F. Jeff Sullivan''' (October 10, 1904 – August 24, 1962) was an American [[politician]] who served as the 57th [[lieutenant governor of Massachusetts]] from 1949 to 1953. Sullivan was also a member of the Worcester, Massachusetts Common Council, a member of the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]], a Massachusetts State Senator and the [[List of mayors of Worcester, Massachusetts|Mayor of]] [[Worcester, Massachusetts]] from 1946 to 1949.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Sullivan was the ninth of fifteen children born to Timothy and Mary Sullivan. When he was seven years old, Sullivan was nicknamed Jeff by a childhood friend who did not like the names Charles or Charlie. He eventually legally changed his name to Charles F. Jeff Sullivan. He dropped out of high school to work as an errand boy for the Reed and Prince Manufacturing Company. He earned extra money by selling lunches to his co-workers, which led to him opening a lunch cart.<ref name="Nickname">{{cite news |last1=Owens |first1=C. R. |title=Jeff Sullivan Says Nickname Helped Career |work=The Boston Daily Globe |date=October 18, 1948}}</ref>
Sullivan was the ninth of fifteen children. He never finished high school, and ran a diner in South Worcester before he entered politics.

On September 3, 1928 he married Helen Norma McMahon. They had three daughters.<ref name="Nickname" />


==Entry into politics==
==Entry into politics==
At the age of thirty Sullivan went into politics, he was first elected to the Worcester, Massachusetts Common Council in 1935, this was followed by election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1937 and to the Massachusetts Senate in 1940.
At the age of thirty, Sullivan went into politics, he was first elected to the Worcester, Massachusetts Common Council in 1935, this was followed by election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1937 and to the Massachusetts Senate in 1940.<ref name="Nickname" />


==Election as Mayor of Worcester==
==Mayor of Worcester==
Sullivan first ran for Mayor in 1943, however he lost that election to the Republican candidate William Bennett. Sullivan ran again for the Mayoralty in 1945, this time he was elected. Sullivan he was sworn in to the office of Mayor at the age of 41.
Sullivan first ran for Mayor in 1943, however he lost that election to the Republican candidate William Bennett. Sullivan ran again for the Mayoralty in 1945, this time he was elected. During his term as mayor Sullivan worked to develop the new Worcester Airport, blacktop the city's streets, covering up the old streetcar tracks that were no longer in use and to clean up the city's pension system. Sullivan was reelected mayor in 1948 and he served until 1949 when Worcester changed its city government to a Plan E format, under which the mayor is no longer popularly elected but is instead selected by votes of the City Council.<ref name="Southwick">{{cite news |last1=Southwick |first1=Albert B |title=From Worcester mayor to lieutenant governor |work=Telegram & Gazette |date=November 26, 2006 |url=https://www.telegram.com/story/news/local/north/2006/11/26/from-worcester-mayor-to-lieutenant/53012060007/}}</ref>

===Mayoral term===
During his term as mayor Sullivan worked to develop the new Worcester Airport, blacktop the city's streets, covering up the old streetcar tracks that were no longer in use and to clean up the city's pension system. Sullivan was reelected mayor in 1948 and he served until 1949 when Worcester changed its city government to a Plan E format, under which the mayor is no longer popularly elected but is instead selected by votes of the City Council.


==Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts==
==Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts==
⚫
On November 3, 1948, Sullivan was elected as Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, he was also reelected as mayor of Worcester and until 1949 he served in both capacities. Sullivan was reelected a lieutenant governor in 1950 of Massachusetts, he ran for reelection in 1952, however he lost in the Republican landslide of that year.<ref name="Southwick" />


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==Post political career==
⚫
On November 3, 1948 Sullivan was elected as Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, he was also reelected as mayor of Worcester and until 1949 he served in both capacities.
Following his defeat, Sullivan retired from politics and opened up a liquor store.<ref name="Southwick" /> He died on August 24, 1962 at [[Saint Vincent Hospital]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Chas. Jeff Sullivan, 51, Dies; Former Lieutenant Governor |work=The Boston Globe |date=August 25, 1962}}</ref>


==See also==
Sullivan was reelected a lieutenant governor in 1950 of Massachusetts, he ran for reelection in 1952, however he lost in the Republican landslide of that year.
* Massachusetts legislature: [[1941–1942 Massachusetts legislature|1941–1942]], [[1943–1944 Massachusetts legislature|1943–1944]], [[1945–1946 Massachusetts legislature|1945–1946]]


==References==
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==Post political carer==
{{Reflist}}
Sullivan retired from politics and opened up a liquor store.


==Further reading==
Sullivan died on August 24 1962.

==Trivia==
Jeff was his nickname since his youth because Sullivan had a childhood fascination with Thomas Jefferson.

==Bibliography==
* Commonwealth of Massachusetts, ''1945-1946 Public officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts'', page 72, (1945).
* Commonwealth of Massachusetts, ''1945-1946 Public officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts'', page 72, (1945).
* Commonwealth of Massachusetts, ''1949-1950 Public officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts'', page 23, (1949).
* Commonwealth of Massachusetts, ''1949-1950 Public officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts'', page 23, (1949).
* Southwick, Albert B., ''From Worcester mayor to lieutenant governor'', Worcester Telegram (November 26, 2006).


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Latest revision as of 03:20, 9 December 2024

Charles F. Jeff Sullivan
Sullivan in 1945
57th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
In office
January 6, 1949 – January 8, 1953
GovernorPaul A. Dever
Preceded byArthur W. Coolidge
Succeeded bySumner G. Whittier
Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts
In office
1946–1949
Preceded byWilliam A. Bennett
Succeeded byAndrew B. Holstrom
Massachusetts Senate
First Worcester District
In office
1941–1946
Preceded byJoseph Patrick McCooey
Succeeded byWilliam Daniel Fleming
Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1937–1940
City of Worcester, Massachusetts
Common Council
In office
1936–1937
Personal details
Born
Charles F. Sullivan

October 10, 1904
Worcester, Massachusetts
DiedAugust 24, 1962 (aged 57)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseHelen
ProfessionRestaurateur, Liquor store owner

Charles F. Jeff Sullivan (October 10, 1904 – August 24, 1962) was an American politician who served as the 57th lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 1949 to 1953. Sullivan was also a member of the Worcester, Massachusetts Common Council, a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, a Massachusetts State Senator and the Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts from 1946 to 1949.

Early life

[edit]

Sullivan was the ninth of fifteen children born to Timothy and Mary Sullivan. When he was seven years old, Sullivan was nicknamed Jeff by a childhood friend who did not like the names Charles or Charlie. He eventually legally changed his name to Charles F. Jeff Sullivan. He dropped out of high school to work as an errand boy for the Reed and Prince Manufacturing Company. He earned extra money by selling lunches to his co-workers, which led to him opening a lunch cart.[1]

On September 3, 1928 he married Helen Norma McMahon. They had three daughters.[1]

Entry into politics

[edit]

At the age of thirty, Sullivan went into politics, he was first elected to the Worcester, Massachusetts Common Council in 1935, this was followed by election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1937 and to the Massachusetts Senate in 1940.[1]

Mayor of Worcester

[edit]

Sullivan first ran for Mayor in 1943, however he lost that election to the Republican candidate William Bennett. Sullivan ran again for the Mayoralty in 1945, this time he was elected. During his term as mayor Sullivan worked to develop the new Worcester Airport, blacktop the city's streets, covering up the old streetcar tracks that were no longer in use and to clean up the city's pension system. Sullivan was reelected mayor in 1948 and he served until 1949 when Worcester changed its city government to a Plan E format, under which the mayor is no longer popularly elected but is instead selected by votes of the City Council.[2]

Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts

[edit]

On November 3, 1948, Sullivan was elected as Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, he was also reelected as mayor of Worcester and until 1949 he served in both capacities. Sullivan was reelected a lieutenant governor in 1950 of Massachusetts, he ran for reelection in 1952, however he lost in the Republican landslide of that year.[2]

Post political career

[edit]

Following his defeat, Sullivan retired from politics and opened up a liquor store.[2] He died on August 24, 1962 at Saint Vincent Hospital.[3]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c Owens, C. R. (October 18, 1948). "Jeff Sullivan Says Nickname Helped Career". The Boston Daily Globe.
  2. ^ a b c Southwick, Albert B (November 26, 2006). "From Worcester mayor to lieutenant governor". Telegram & Gazette.
  3. ^ "Chas. Jeff Sullivan, 51, Dies; Former Lieutenant Governor". The Boston Globe. August 25, 1962.

Further reading

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  • Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1945-1946 Public officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, page 72, (1945).
  • Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1949-1950 Public officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, page 23, (1949).
Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
1948, 1950, 1952 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
1949 – 1953 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
William A. Bennett
 Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts
1946 – 1949 		Succeeded by
Andrew B. Holstrom


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