Biography
A Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass. , June 18, 1901. Graduated from St. John Preparatory School, Worcester, Mass. , 1920. Graduated from Northeastern University School of Law, Worcester, Mass. , 1925. Lawyer, private practice. Councilman and alderman of Worcester, Mass. , 1927-1935. United States Navy, 1942-1945. Elected as a Democrat to the Eightieth and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1947-December 31, 1974). Was not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-fourth Congress in 1974. Died on November 4, 1984, in Worcester, Mass. Interment in St. John's Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.