Frank J. Donahue

Frank J. Donahue
18th Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth[2]
In office
January 15, 1913[1] – 1915
Preceded byAlbert P. Langtry
Succeeded byAlbert P. Langtry
Majority4,576 (1912);[3]
42,642 (1913)[4]
Associate Justice of the
Massachusetts Superior Court
In office
1932–1974
Nominated byJoseph B. Ely[5]
Preceded byCharles H. Donahue[5]
Succeeded byRoger J. Donahue[6]
Chairperson of the Massachusetts Democratic Party
In office
1928–1932
Preceded byCharles H. McGlue
Succeeded byJoseph A. Maynard
Personal details
Born
Frank Joseph Donahue

(1881-08-02)August 2, 1881
Needham, Massachusetts
DiedAugust 24, 1979(1979-08-24) (aged 98)
Boston, Massachusetts
Political partyDemocratic[2]
ChildrenRoger J. Donahue[6]
Frank Donahue;
Malcolm Donahue.[7]
Alma materSuffolk University Law School, 1921.
ProfessionPharmacist[2]

Frank Joseph Donahue (August 2, 1881 – August 24, 1979) was an American politician who served as the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Chairman of the Massachusetts Democratic State Committee,[8] and as an associate justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court.[9]

  1. ^ Hennessy, Michael Edmund (1917), Twenty-five Years of Massachusetts Politics: from Russell to McCall, 1890-1915, Boston, Massachusetts: Practical Politics, pp. 325–326
  2. ^ a b c The Boston Daily Globe (November 9, 1913), SEC OF STATE FRANK J. DONAHUE LED THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET. Had 654 Votes More Than the Governor-Elect--Like the Secretary, the New Treasurer Studied Pharmacy--Frank Pope, Leominster's Best Known Citizen--New Attorney General's First Victory Was Over An Unruly Country School., Boston, Massachusetts: The Boston Globe, p. 52
  3. ^ Hennessy, Michael Edmund (1917), Twenty-five Years of Massachusetts Politics: from Russell to McCall, 1890-1915, Boston, Ma: Practical Politics, p. 311
  4. ^ Hennessy, Michael Edmund (1917), Twenty-five Years of Massachusetts Politics: from Russell to McCall, 1890-1915, Boston, Ma: Practical Politics, p. 349
  5. ^ a b The Christian Science Monitor (May 5, 1932), FRANK J. DONOHUE NAMED JUSTICE, Boston, Massachusetts: The Christian Science Monitor
  6. ^ a b Marquard, Bryan (November 20, 2009), Roger J. Donahue, at 86; was Superior Court judge, Boston, Massachusetts: The Boston Globe
  7. ^ The Cape Cod Times (October 30, 2009), The Honorable Roger J. Donahue, 86 - WWII vet; retired Mass. Superior Court Judge, Barnstable, Massachusetts: The Cape Cod Times
  8. ^ Hennessey, Michael E. (1971) [1935]. Four Decades of Massachusetts Politics, 1890-1935. Massachusetts: Ayer Publishing. p. 544. ISBN 0-8369-5700-8.
  9. ^ Hennessey, Michael E. (1971) [1935]. Four Decades of Massachusetts Politics, 1890-1935. Massachusetts: Ayer Publishing. p. 153. ISBN 0-8369-5700-8.