Charles L. Burrill Explained

Charles L. Burrill
Office:Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts
Governor:David I. Walsh
Samuel W. McCall
Calvin Coolidge
Predecessor:Frederick Mansfield
Successor:Fred J. Burrell
Term Start:1915
Term End:1920
Office2:Member of the
Massachusetts Executive Council
from the 4th Councilor district
Term Start2:1923
Term End2:1926
Predecessor2:William H. Dolben
Successor2:James F. Powers
Office3:Member of the Boston School Committee
Term Start3:1897
Term End3:1900
Birth Name:Charles Lawrence Burrill
Birth Date:January 3, 1862[1]
Birth Place:Boston, Massachusetts
Death Date:[2]
Death Place:Boston, Massachusetts
Party:Republican
Profession:Banker

Charles Lawrence Burrill (January 3, 1862 – September 15, 1931) was an American banker and politician who served as the Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts from 1915 to 1920.

A banker by trade, Burrill worked for the Adams Trust Company, the American Loan & Trust Co. and the Manufacturers Commercial Co.[3] [4] He also served as the President of the Boston Bank Officers' Association.[2]

Burrill's political career began on the Boston School Committee, where he was a member from 1897 to 1900.[1] In 1913 he was a candidate for Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts, but lost to Frederick Mansfield. Burrill went on to defeat Mansfield in a rematch the following year.[2] Burrill remained Treasurer until 1920 when he sought the office of Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts instead of running for re-election.[5]

From 1922 to 1925, Burrill was a member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Mayor of Boston in 1925, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 1928, and Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts in 1930.

Burrill died on September 15, 1931, in Boston, Massachusetts.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Public Officials of Massachusetts . The Boston Review .
  2. News: C. L. Burrill, Ex-Treasurer Of Mass., Dies . . September 15, 1931 .
  3. News: BOSTON TRUST CO. MERGER. . . May 8, 1906 .
  4. News: Personal . . October 26, 1908 .
  5. News: MANY CANDIDATES LATE IN FILING EXPENSE RETURNS . . October 5, 1920 .