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Revision as of 05:48, 17 November 2010
Henry Converse Atwill | |
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| Massachusetts Attorney General | |
| In office 1915–1919 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas J. Boynton |
| Succeeded by | J. Weston Allen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 11, 1872 [1] Lynn, Massachusetts [2] |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Boston University School of Law [3] |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Henry Converse Atwill was an American politician who served as Massachusetts Attorney General from 1915-1919.
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.[4] 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.[5]
Atwill was elected Attorney General in 1914. He resigned in 1919 and Henry A. Wyman completed his term.[6]
References
- ^ Public Officials of Massachusetts. The Boston Review.
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{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Public Officials of Massachusetts. The Boston Review.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Public Officials of Massachusetts. The Boston Review.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "HEARD GUN TALK BY ETTOR.; Reporters Testify to Incendiary Speeches of Lawrence Strike Leader". New York Times. February 10, 1912. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Bostonia". 19–21: 72. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
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