| Frank J. Donahue | |
| Majority: | 4,576 (1912); 42,642 (1913) |
| Term Start: | January 15, 1913 |
| Term End: | 1915 |
| Predecessor: | Albert P. Langtry |
| Successor: | Albert P. Langtry |
| Office2: | Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court |
| Nominator2: | Joseph B. Ely |
| Term Start2: | 1932 |
| Term End2: | 1974 |
| Predecessor2: | Charles H. Donahue |
| Successor2: | Roger J. Donahue |
| Office3: | Chairperson of the Massachusetts Democratic Party |
| Term Start3: | 1928 |
| Term End3: | 1932 |
| Predecessor3: | Charles H. McGlue |
| Successor3: | Joseph A. Maynard |
| Birth Name: | Frank Joseph Donahue |
| Birth Date: | 2 August 1881 |
| Birth Place: | Needham, Massachusetts |
| Death Place: | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Profession: | Pharmacist |
| Children: | Roger J. Donahue Frank Donahue; Malcolm Donahue. |
| Alma Mater: | Suffolk University Law School, 1921. |
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,[1] and as an associate justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court.[2]
Before the 1912 election the Progressive Bull Moose party split from Republican party. The Republican vote was split between the Republicans and Progressives. Donahue defeated Republican Albert P. Langtry by a plurality of 4,576 votes.
In the 1913 election Progressives and Republicans again candidates for Secretary of the Commonwealth. The Republican vote was again split. Donahue was reelected by a 42,642 plurality.
Donahue was appointed as an associate justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court, he served as an associate justice of the Court for forty-two years.[3] Frank J. Donahue was succeeded as a Superior Court Justice by his son Roger J. Donahue.