John T. Driscoll | |
Order: | 52nd |
Office: | Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts |
Governor: | John Volpe |
Predecessor: | John Francis Kennedy |
Successor: | Robert Q. Crane |
Term Start: | 1961 |
Term End: | 1964 |
Office2: | Chairman of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority |
Predecessor2: | William F. Callahan |
Successor2: | Allan R. McKinnon |
Term Start2: | 1964 |
Term End2: | 1987 |
Office3: | Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 16th Suffolk district |
Term3: | 1955-1960 |
Birth Date: | 26 October 1925 |
Birth Place: | Medford, Massachusetts |
Death Date: | March 11, 2019 (aged 93) |
Death Place: | Milton, Massachusetts |
Party: | Democratic Party |
Profession: | Real estate and insurance broker |
Alma Mater: | Boston College |
Residence: | Dorchester, Massachusetts |
John Thomas Driscoll (October 26, 1925 - March 11, 2019) was a former American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1955 to 1960,[1] [2] Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts from 1961 to 1964, chairman of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority from 1964 to 1987,[3] and Vice President for Administration at Boston College from 1987 to 1997.[4]
During his tenure as treasurer, he defeated three different candidates named John Kennedy. He defeated John B. Kennedy and John M. Kennedy in the 1960 Democratic primary [5] and John Francis Kennedy and John M. Kennedy in the 1962 primary.[6]