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John E. Kerrigan

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John E. Kerrigan
2nd Acting Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
In office
1945–1946
Preceded byMaurice J. Tobin
Succeeded byJames Michael Curley
Personal details
BornOctober 1, 1908
Boston, Massachusetts
DiedMay 2, 1987(1987-05-02) (aged 78)
Boston, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic

John E. Kerrigan (October 1, 1908 – May 2, 1987)> 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.

Biography

He was born on October 1, 1908. Kerrigan began serving on the Boston City Council in 1933. Kerrigan retired from the Council in 1973—having served 15 terms. Kerrigan also served in the State Senate. He died on May 2, 1987 of cardiac arrest at Boston City Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. He had never married.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "John Kerrigan, Former President Of The Boston City Council, At 80. Boston Globe". The Boston Globe. May 3, 1987.
  2. ^ "John E. Kerrigan Dies. Former Boston Official". The New York Times. Associated Press. May 4, 1987.
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts (acting)
1945–1946
Succeeded by
Preceded by
John I. Fitzgerald
Thomas J. Hannon
President of the Boston City Council
1938–1939
1944–1946
Succeeded by
George A. Murray
John B. Kelly