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James Michael Curley (November 20, 1874 – November 12, 1958) was an American Democratic politician from Boston, Massachusetts. He served four terms as mayor of Boston between 1914 and 1955. Curley ran for mayor in every election for which he was legally qualified.
Republican Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. won the race to succeed him over Democratic Boston mayor James Michael Curley and former Suffolk County prosecutor Thomas C. O'Brien. The election was notable because although Democrats expanded their overall Senate majority to 74 seats, Massachusetts was the only seat gained by Republicans.
In 1930, he ran for governor but withdrew late in the race for the Democratic nomination, citing his health. Despite his withdrawal, Fitzgerald received over 84,000 votes against eventual Governor Joseph B. Ely, as James Michael Curley encouraged Irish Catholic voters to support Fitzgerald in solidarity against the supposedly "anti-Irish" Ely. [27]
James Michael Curley: Succeeded by: James Michael Curley: Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the Fifth Suffolk District; In office 1918–1919: Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the Tenth Suffolk District; In office 1907–1909: Personal details; Born: May 8, 1876 Portland, Maine: Died: February 7, 1951 (aged 74 ...
Martin Michael Lomasney (December 3, 1859 – August 12, 1933) was an American Democratic politician from Boston, Massachusetts. Lomasney served as State Senator, State Representative, and alderman but is best known as the political boss of Boston 's West End .
James Michael Curley, former governor, Mayor of Boston, and U.S. Representative (Democratic) William A. Davenport, former state representative (Independent Tax Reform) Otis Archer Hood, candidate for governor in 1936 (Communist) Charles L. Manser of Boston (Sound, Sensible Government)