| Carl A. Sheridan | |
| Birth Date: | 24 March 1908 |
| Birth Place: | Framingham, Massachusetts |
| Occupation: | Attorney |
| Party: | Republican Party |
| Alma Mater: | Antioch College Suffolk Law School |
| Massachusetts Commissioner of Public Works | |
| Term Start: | 1956 |
| Term End: | 1957 |
| Predecessor: | John A. Volpe |
| Successor: | Anthony N. DiNatale |
| Title2: | Massachusetts Commissioner of Administration and Finance |
| Term Start2: | 1953 |
| Term End2: | 1956 |
| Predecessor2: | Thomas H. Buckley |
| Successor2: | Francis X. Lang |
| Title3: | Member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council for the 3rd District |
| Term Start3: | 1945 |
| Term End3: | 1947 |
| Predecessor3: | Frank A. Brooks |
| Successor3: | Otis M. Whitney |
| Title4: | Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 8th Middlesex District |
| Term Start4: | 1941 |
| Term End4: | 1945 |
Carl A. Sheridan (March 24, 1908 – January 29, 1989) was an American attorney and government official who was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Massachusetts Governor's Council and served as commissioner of administration and finance and commissioner of public works.
Sheridan was born on March 24, 1908, in Framingham, Massachusetts. He attended Framingham public schools, Antioch College, and Suffolk Law School.[1]
Sheridan represented the 8th Middlesex District in the from 1941 until 1945, when he was appointed a vacancy on the Massachusetts Governor's Council caused by the death of Frank A. Brooks.[2] He did not seek reelection and was succeeded by Otis M. Whitney.
In 1953, Sheridan was appointed commissioner of administration and finance by Governor Christian Herter.[3] In 1956, Herter appointed Sheridan to fill the unexpired term of public works commissioner John A. Volpe.[4] He left the public works department in 1957 to return to the private sector.[5]
After leaving state government, Sheridan worked as an attorney and served as Framingham's town moderator. He died on January 29, 1989.[6]