John Hubert Corcoran Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Mayor ofCambridge, Massachusetts | |
| In office 1942 – December 28, 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Francis C. Sennott |
| Succeeded by | John D. Lynch |
| Member of the Cambridge, Massachusetts City Council | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 15, 1897 |
| Died | December 28, 1945(1945-12-28) (aged 48) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Harvard University(A.B., M.B.A.) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Coast Artillery,United States Army |
| Years of service | 1918 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
John Hubert Corcoran Jr. (January 15, 1897 – December 28, 1945) was aMassachusetts politician who served on the Cambridge, Massachusetts City Council and as theMayor ofCambridge, Massachusetts.
Corcoran's father, John Hubert Corcoran Sr. was a member and President of the Cambridge Common Council and the Cambridge Board of Aldermen.[1]
Corcoran was born on January 15, 1897, to John Hubert Corcoran Sr. and Ann M. (Ford) Corcoran.[1]
Corcoran attended Harvard College, he graduated with an A.B. in 1918.[2]
On April 23, 1918, Corcoran enlisted as a Private in the U.S. Coast Artillery, he was assigned toFort Strong in Boston Harbor.[2] Corcoran was promoted toCorporal on June 20.[2] On July 4, Corcoran was assigned to the Coast Artillery Officers Training Camp,Fort Monroe, Virginia and promoted toLieutenant.[2] Corcoran was later transferred toFort McKinley, Portland, Maine and the 33rd Coast Artillery,Camp Abraham Eustis, Virginia. He was discharged on December 11, 1918.[2]
Corcoran returned to Harvard and received an M.B.A. in June 1920.[2][3] Corcoran wrote his graduate theses on theDepartmental Layout of the Proposed store of a Coöperative Society.[3]
Cambridge voters changed the city government from a strong mayor to a Plan E (City Council-City Manager)[4] form of government, withCambridge having a ceremonial mayor. Corcoran, a member of theCambridge City Council in 1942 was chosen by his fellow councilors to be City's Ceremonial Mayor.
In 1944 Massachusetts held a special election to fill the Senate seat formerly held byHenry Cabot Lodge Jr. Lodge had resigned from the Senate to join the Army.[5] Corcoran was theDemocratic nominee, he lost the election toLeverett Saltonstall by more than 400,000 votes.[6]
Corcoran died unexpectedly, at age 48, from pneumonia in aBoston, Massachusetts hospital on December 28, 1945.[4]
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Mayor ofCambridge, Massachusetts 1942–1945 | Succeeded by |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Democratic Party nominee forUnited States Senator fromMassachusetts (Class II) 1944 | Succeeded by |