Horace T. Cahill

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Horace Tracy Cahill (born December 12, 1894 in New York City , †  August 21, 1976 in Norfolk , Massachusetts ) was an American politician . Between 1939 and 1945 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Massachusetts.

Career

The sources on Horace Cahill are very poor. During World War I he served in the United States Army . He must have studied law because he later worked as a judge. It is not known whether he also practiced as a lawyer. Politically, he joined the Republican Party . In 1928 he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives . Between 1937 and 1939 he was again a member of this Chamber of Parliament, of which he was speaker at the time.

In 1938, Cahill was elected lieutenant governor of Massachusetts alongside Leverett Saltonstall . He held this office between 1939 and 1945. He was Deputy Governor . In 1944 he ran unsuccessfully for governor. Between 1947 and 1973 he was a judge at the Massachusetts Superior Court . He was a member of the American Legion veterans' association and the Freemasons .

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SURNAME Cahill, Horace T.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cahill, Horace Tracy (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH December 12, 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH August 21, 1976
Place of death Norfolk , Massachusetts