Foster Furcolo

Foster Furcolo (1958)

John Foster Furcolo (born July 29, 1911 in New Haven , Connecticut , †  July 5, 1995 in Cambridge , Massachusetts ) was an American politician and governor of the state of Massachusetts from 1957 to 1961 . Between 1949 and 1952 represented the second constituency of that state in the US House of Representatives .

Early years and political advancement

Foster Furcolo attended New Haven High School and then Yale University , where he studied law until 1936. After being admitted to the bar, he started working in his new profession. Furcolo served in the US Navy during World War II . Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Party . As their candidate, he was elected as a member of Congress in November 1948 . He exercised this mandate between January 3, 1949 and September 30, 1952.

In 1951/52 he was a member of the Madden Commission , the committee to investigate the Katyn massacre .

Massachusetts Governor

After he was named State Treasurer of Massachusetts by Governor Paul A. Dever to succeed John E. Hurley as State Treasurer , Furcolo resigned from his Congressional mandate. Between 1952 and 1955 he was his state's finance minister. In 1954 he ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the US Senate . In 1956 he was elected governor of Massachusetts against Republican lieutenant governor Sumner G. Whittier . After a re-election, Furcolo was able to exercise this office between January 3, 1957 and January 5, 1961. During this time the transport commission was created. Unemployment benefits and compensation for victims of work accidents have increased. Public sector salaries were also raised. The education system was improved and the state's trade laws were standardized. In 1960 Furcolo had again unsuccessfully applied for a seat in the US Senate.

Another résumé

After the end of his governorship, he practiced as a lawyer again. At that time he was suspected of being involved in bribery, but this could never be proven. One charge was dropped for lack of evidence. Furcolo then served as district attorney for northern Massachusetts for several years. In 1969 he was a member of a committee set up by the Justice Department against drug abuse.

In 1973 his novel " Rendezvous at Katyn " was published.

Between 1975 and 1989 he was an administrative judge with the Federal Safety and Health Commission ( Administrative Law Judge of the United States Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission ). Foster Furcolo died in July 1995. He had five children with his wife, Kathryn Foran.

Individual evidence

1. ^ The Katyn Forest Massacre US Government Printing Office. Washington 1952, Vol. 3, p. 220.
2. ^ Rendezvous at Katyn .

Web links

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• Foster Furcolo in the National Governors Association (English)
• Foster Furcolo in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Foster Furcolo in the database of Find a Grave (English)