James Michael Curley

James Michael Curley ( born November 20, 1874 in Boston, Massachusetts, † November 12, 1958 ) was an American politician and from 1935 to 1937 Governor of Massachusetts. He was also twice a deputy in the U.S. House of Representatives and mayor of Boston.

Early years

James Curley attended the public schools of his home. After leaving school he worked in the insurance industry and the property market. Then he began a long political career as a member of the Democratic Party. In the following decades, he held many political posts at all political levels.

Political career

From 1900 to 1902 was a member of the city council Curley of Boston, and from 1902 to 1904 he was a delegate in the House of Representatives from Massachusetts. Then he was back in the city council of Boston, before he took between 4 March 1911, the February 4, 1914 his state as a deputy in Congress. This mandate he resigned after his election as Mayor of the City of Boston. Between 1914 and 1934 he was mayor of that city, with two interruptions. In 1918, he ran unsuccessfully for a return to the U.S. House of Representatives. A candidate for the office of Governor of Massachusetts in 1924 was equally unsuccessful.

In November 1934 Curley but was then elected with 50:42 percent of the vote against Republican Lieutenant Governor Gaspar G. Bacon as the new governor of his state. This office he held between January 1935 and January 7, 1937 3. During this time the effects of the global economic crisis were gradually overcome. The job-creation measures began to take effect. At that time, the pension insurance in Massachusetts was introduced. The governor campaigned for the environment, and in particular for the preservation of forests. In 1936, James Curley ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the U.S. Senate. Also unsuccessful were his two candidacies of 1937 and 1941 for a return to the office of mayor of Boston.

Between 1941 and 1942 Curley was a member of the Democratic National Committee. Between January 1943 and January 1947 he was again in Congress. After that, he was until 1950 one more time mayor of the city of Boston. His career also had its downside. In 1947 he was sentenced to five months in prison for fraud. Nevertheless, he was able to remain mayor of Boston. James Curley died in 1958. He was married twice and had seven children, some of whom died before him.