Charles F. Sullivan
Encyclopedia
Charles F. "Jeff" Sullivan (October 10, 1904 – August 24, 1962) was an American
politician
who served as Lieutenant Governor
for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1949 to 1953. Sullivan was also a member of the Worcester, Massachusetts Common Council, a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
, a Massachusetts State Senator and the Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts
from 1946 to 1949.
Sullivan was reelected a lieutenant governor in 1950 of Massachusetts, he ran for reelection in 1952, however he lost in the Republican landslide of that year.
Sullivan died on August 24, 1962.
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Politician
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who served as Lieutenant Governor
Governor of Massachusetts
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for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1949 to 1953. Sullivan was also a member of the Worcester, Massachusetts Common Council, a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...
, a Massachusetts State Senator and the Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....
from 1946 to 1949.
Early life
Sullivan was the ninth of fifteen children. He never finished high school, and ran a diner in South Worcester before he entered politics.Entry into politics
At the age of thirty Sullivan went into politics, he was first elected to the Worcester, Massachusetts Common Council in 1935, this was followed by election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1937 and to the Massachusetts Senate in 1940.Election as Mayor of Worcester
Sullivan first ran for Mayor in 1943, however he lost that election to the Republican candidate William Bennett. Sullivan ran again for the Mayoralty in 1945, this time he was elected. Sullivan he was sworn in to the office of Mayor at the age of 41.Mayoral term
During his term as mayor Sullivan worked to develop the new Worcester Airport, blacktop the city's streets, covering up the old streetcar tracks that were no longer in use and to clean up the city's pension system. Sullivan was reelected mayor in 1948 and he served until 1949 when Worcester changed its city government to a Plan E format, under which the mayor is no longer popularly elected but is instead selected by votes of the City Council.Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
On November 3, 1948 Sullivan was elected as Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, he was also reelected as mayor of Worcester and until 1949 he served in both capacities.Sullivan was reelected a lieutenant governor in 1950 of Massachusetts, he ran for reelection in 1952, however he lost in the Republican landslide of that year.
Post political carer
Sullivan retired from politics and opened up a liquor store.Sullivan died on August 24, 1962.