John H. Corcoran
John Hubert Corcoran, Jr. (January 15, 1897 – December 28, 1945) was a Massachusetts politician who served on the Cambridge, Massachusetts City Council and as the Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
John Hubert Corcoran, Jr. | |
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Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts | |
In office 1942 – December 28, 1945 | |
Preceded by | Francis C. Sennott |
Succeeded by | John D. Lynch |
Member of the Cambridge, Massachusetts City Council | |
Personal details | |
Born | January 15, 1897 |
Died | December 28, 1945[1] Boston, Massachusetts.[1] |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Harvard University (A.B., M.B.A.)[2] |
Military service | |
Branch/service | Coast Artillery United States Army |
Years of service | April 23–December 11, 1918[2] |
Rank | Private, Corporal, Lieutenant[2] |
Commands | Fort McKinley (Portland, Maine) 33rd Coast Artillery, Camp Abraham (Eustis, Virginia)[2] |
Battles/wars | World War I
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Corcoran's father, John Hubert Corcoran, Sr. was a member and President of the Cambridge Common Council and the Cambridge Board of Aldermen.[3]
Early life
Corcoran was born on January 15, 1897 to John Hubert Corcoran, Sr. and Ann M. (Ford) Corcoran.[3]
Corcoran attended Harvard College, he graduated with an A.B. in 1918.[2]
On April 23, 1918, Corcoran enlisted as a Private in the U.S. Coast Artillery, he was assigned to Fort Strong in Boston Harbor.[2] Corcoran was promoted to Corporal on June 20.[2] On July 4, Corcoran was assigned to the Coast Artillery Officers Training Camp, Fort Monroe, Virginia and promoted to Lieutenant.[2] Corcoran was later transferred to Fort McKinley, Portland, Maine and the 33rd Coast Artillery, Camp Abraham Eustis, Virginia. He was discharged on December 11, 1918.[2]
Corcoran returned to Harvard and received an MBA in June 1920.[2][4] Corcoan wrote his graduate theses on the Departmental Layout of the Proposed store of a Coöperative Society.[4]
Political career
Mayor of Cambridge
Cambridge voters changed the city government from a strong mayor to a Plan E (City Council-City Manager)[1] form of government, with Cambridge having a ceremonial mayor. Corcoran, a member of the Cambridge City Council in 1942 was chosen by his fellow councilors to be City's Ceremonial Mayor.
1944 U.S. Senate campaign
In 1944 Massachusetts held a special election to fill the Senate seat formerly held by Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.. Lodge had resigned from the Senate to join the Army.[5] Corcoran was the Democratic nominee, he lost the election to Leverett Saltonstall by more than 400,000 votes.[6]
Death
Corcoran died unexpectedly, at age 48, from pneumonia in a Boston, Massachusetts hospital, on December 28, 1945.[1]
Notes
- Hartford Courant (December 29, 1945), Obituary No. 2, Hartford, CT: The Hartford Courant, p. 4.
- Mead, Frederick Sumner (1921), Harvard's Military Record in the World War, Boston, MA: The Harvard Alumni Association, p. 216.
- Cutter, William Richard (1908), Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Volume IV, New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, p. 1977.
- Harvard University (1921), Official Register of Harvard University Vol. XVIII March 3, 1921 No. 7; Reports of the President and Treasurer of Harvard College 1919-1920, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, p. 131.
- The New York Times (August 28, 1944), HOST OF CHANGES IN SENATE CERTAIN; At Least 10 Incumbents, and Perhaps 12, Will Not Be Up for Re-election, New York, NY: The New York Times, p. 24.
- The New York Times (November 9, 1944), Summary of the Election Results in the States; WINS SEAT IN SENATE, New York, NY: The New York Times, p. 16.
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Francis C. Sennott |
Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts 1942–1945 |
Succeeded by John D. Lynch |
Party political offices | ||
Preceded by Joseph E. Casey |
Democratic Party nominee for United States Senator from Massachusetts (Class II) 1944 |
Succeeded by John I. Fitzgerald |