U.S. Congressman. He graduated from Harvard University in 1917 and during World War I, served as an Ensign in the U.S. Navy, (1917-19). After the war, he was employed as a chemist (1919-22), studied law at Boston University Law School, was admitted to the bar in 1927 and commenced to practice law in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a member of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, (1929-34) and in 1935, was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fourth and Seventy-fifth Congresses and served until his resignation in 1937. After leaving Congress, he served as chief justice of the Superior Court of Massachusetts, until his death.
U.S. Congressman. He graduated from Harvard University in 1917 and during World War I, served as an Ensign in the U.S. Navy, (1917-19). After the war, he was employed as a chemist (1919-22), studied law at Boston University Law School, was admitted to the bar in 1927 and commenced to practice law in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a member of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, (1929-34) and in 1935, was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fourth and Seventy-fifth Congresses and served until his resignation in 1937. After leaving Congress, he served as chief justice of the Superior Court of Massachusetts, until his death.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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