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|office = [[Massachusetts Attorney General]]
|office = [[Massachusetts Attorney General]]
|predecessor = [[Thomas J. Boynton]]
|governor = [[David I. Walsh]]<br>[[Samuel W. McCall]]
|predecessor = [[Thomas J. Boynton (Massachusetts)|Thomas J. Boynton]]
|successor = [[J. Weston Allen]]
|successor = [[J. Weston Allen]]
|term_start = 1914
|term_start = 1915
|term_end = 1919
|term_end = 1919
|office2 = District Attorney of [[Essex County, Massachusetts]]
|birth_date = March 11, 1872 <ref>{{cite book |author= |coauthors= |title=Public Officials of Massachusetts |year= |publisher=The Boston Review |quote= | url=http://www.archive.org/stream/bostonreviewbiog1919bost#page/28/mode/2up |isbn= }}</ref>
|predecessor2 = [[W. Scott Peters]]
|birth_place = [[Lynn, Massachusetts]] <ref>{{cite book |author= |coauthors= |title=Public Officials of Massachusetts |year= |publisher=The Boston Review |quote= | url=http://www.archive.org/stream/bostonreviewbiog1919bost#page/28/mode/2up |isbn= }}</ref>
|successor2 = [[Michael A. Sullivan (judge)|Michael A. Sullivan]]
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|term_end2 = 1915
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|birth_date = March 11, 1872
|birth_place = [[Lynn, Massachusetts]]
|death_date = {{death date and age|1936|11|1|1872|3|11}}
|death_place = [[Boston, Massachusetts]]
|alma_mater = [[Boston University School of Law]]<ref name="Public Officials of Massachusetts"/>
|party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|profession = Lawyer
|profession = Lawyer
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'''Henry Converse Atwill''' was an American politician who served as [[Massachusetts Attorney General]] from 1915-1919.
'''Henry Converse Atwill''' (1872–1936) was an American politician who served as [[Massachusetts Attorney General]] from 1915 to 1919. He was born in Lynn in 1872.<ref name="Public Officials of Massachusetts">{{cite book |title=Public Officials of Massachusetts |year=1919 |publisher=The Boston Review | url=https://archive.org/stream/bostonreviewbiog1919bost#page/28/mode/2up }}</ref>


Atwill served in the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] from 1896-98 and the [[Massachusetts Senate]] from 1899-1901. From 1905-10 he was an Assistant District Attorney in [[Essex County, Massachusetts]]. When District Attorney W. Scott Peters retired, Atwill was elected to succeed him. <ref>{{cite book |author= |coauthors= |title=Public Officials of Massachusetts |year= |publisher=The Boston Review |quote= | url=http://www.archive.org/stream/bostonreviewbiog1919bost#page/28/mode/2up |isbn= }}</ref> As Essex County DA, Atwill oversaw the prosecution of [[Joseph James Ettor]], [[Arturo Giovannitti]], and [[Giuseppe Caruso]] for the murder of [[Anna Lopizzo]] during the [[1912 Lawrence Textile Strike]]. <ref>{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=HEARD GUN TALK BY ETTOR.; Reporters Testify to Incendiary Speeches of Lawrence Strike Leader. |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9900E0DF1F31E233A25753C1A9649C946396D6CF |quote= |work=[[New York Times]] |date=February 10, 1912 |accessdate=2010-04-11 }}</ref>
Atwill served in the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] from 1896 to 1898 and the [[Massachusetts Senate]] from 1899 to 1901. From 1905 to 1910 he was an Assistant District Attorney in [[Essex County, Massachusetts]]. When District Attorney [[W. Scott Peters]] retired, Atwill was elected to succeed him.<ref name="Public Officials of Massachusetts"/> As Essex County DA, Atwill oversaw the prosecution of [[Joseph James Ettor]], [[Arturo Giovannitti]], and [[Joseph Caruso]] for the murder of [[Anna Lopizzo]] during the [[1912 Lawrence Textile Strike]].<ref>{{cite news |title=HEARD GUN TALK BY ETTOR.; Reporters Testify to Incendiary Speeches of Lawrence Strike Leader. |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9900E0DF1F31E233A25753C1A9649C946396D6CF |work=[[New York Times]] |date=February 10, 1912 |access-date=2010-04-11 }}</ref>


Atwill was elected Attorney General in 1914. He resigned in 1919 and [[Henry A. Wyman]] completed his term. <ref>{{cite journal |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=I-ISAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA72&dq |title=Bostonia |author= | journal = | volume =19-21 | issue = | pages =72 |accessdate=2010-04-11 |quote= |work= }}</ref>
Atwill was elected Attorney General in 1914. He resigned in 1919 and [[Henry A. Wyman]] completed his term.<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I-ISAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA72 |title=Bostonia | volume =19-21 | pages =72 |access-date=2010-04-11 |year=1918 }}</ref> He died November 1, 1936.<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Essex Institute Historical Collections|author1=Essex Institute|author2=Peabody & Essex Museum|date=1939|volume=75|publisher=Essex Institute Press|issn=0014-0953|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VWsjAQAAMAAJ|access-date=2015-07-19}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 18:08, 25 April 2023

Henry Converse Atwill
Massachusetts Attorney General
In office
1915–1919
GovernorDavid I. Walsh
Samuel W. McCall
Preceded byThomas J. Boynton
Succeeded byJ. Weston Allen
District Attorney of Essex County, Massachusetts
In office
1911–1915
Preceded byW. Scott Peters
Succeeded byMichael A. Sullivan
Personal details
BornMarch 11, 1872
Lynn, Massachusetts
DiedNovember 1, 1936(1936-11-01) (aged 64)
Boston, Massachusetts
Political partyRepublican
Alma materBoston University School of Law[1]
ProfessionLawyer

Henry Converse Atwill (1872–1936) was an American politician who served as Massachusetts Attorney General from 1915 to 1919. He was born in Lynn in 1872.[1]

Atwill served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1896 to 1898 and the Massachusetts Senate from 1899 to 1901. From 1905 to 1910 he was an Assistant District Attorney in Essex County, Massachusetts. When District Attorney W. Scott Peters retired, Atwill was elected to succeed him.[1] As Essex County DA, Atwill oversaw the prosecution of Joseph James Ettor, Arturo Giovannitti, and Joseph Caruso for the murder of Anna Lopizzo during the 1912 Lawrence Textile Strike.[2]

Atwill was elected Attorney General in 1914. He resigned in 1919 and Henry A. Wyman completed his term.[3] He died November 1, 1936.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Public Officials of Massachusetts. The Boston Review. 1919.
  2. ^ "HEARD GUN TALK BY ETTOR.; Reporters Testify to Incendiary Speeches of Lawrence Strike Leader". New York Times. February 10, 1912. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
  3. ^ "Bostonia". 19–21. 1918: 72. Retrieved 2010-04-11. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Essex Institute; Peabody & Essex Museum (1939). Essex Institute Historical Collections. Vol. 75. Essex Institute Press. ISSN 0014-0953. Retrieved 2015-07-19.
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