John T. Driscoll Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: JOHN T. DRISCOLL . Boston Globe . 20 January 2021.
  2. http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=afterminal&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Research+%26+Technology&L2=Research+State+%26+Local+History&L3=Historical+Documents+%26+Papers&sid=Eoaf&b=terminalcontent&f=lib_special_collections_collections_burrillfile_burrillfile&csid=Eoaf
  3. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-6144184.html HighBeam
  4. Web site: Another New Role . www.bc.edu . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/19991110123018/http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/rvp/pubaf/chronicle/v6/s4/driscoll.html . 1999-11-10.
  5. Web site: Our Campaigns - MA Treasurer - D Primary Race - Sep 13, 1960 .
  6. Web site: Our Campaigns - MA Treasurer - D Primary Race - Sep 18, 1962 .