Jim Curley
Historical Figure
Nationality:
United States
Year of Birth:
1874
Year of Death:
1958
Cause of Death:
Natural causes
Religion:
Occupation:
Politician
Spouse:
Mary Curley, Gertrude Curley
Children:
Nine, seven of whom predeceased him
Political Party:
Democratic Party
Political Office(s):
United States Representative from Massachusetts ,Boston ,Massachusetts
Fictional Appearances:
James Michael Curley (November 20, 1874 - November 12, 1958) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives, as the mayor of Boston , Massachusetts , and as Governor of Massachusetts .
Jim Curley was a Socialist Congressman from Massachusetts . In 1944 , he received his party's nomination for Vice President of the United States , running with incumbent President Charles W. La Follette against the Democratic ticket of Thomas Dewey and Harry Truman . The La Follette-Curley ticket was defeated by the Dewey-Truman ticket.
Titles and Succession
Political offices
Preceded byJoseph F. O'Connell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts 's 10th congressional district Succeeded byWilliam Francis Murray
Preceded byJohn W. Weeks
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts 's 12th congressional district Succeeded byJames A. Gallivan
Preceded byThomas A. Flaherty
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts 's 11th congressional district Succeeded byJohn F. Kennedy
Preceded byJohn F. Fitzgerald
Mayor of Boston Succeeded byAndrew J. Peters
Preceded byAndrew J. Peters
Mayor of Boston Succeeded byMalcolm Nichols
Preceded byMalcolm Nichols
Mayor of Boston Succeeded byFrederick Mansfield
Preceded byJoseph B. Ely
Governor of Massachusetts Succeeded byCharles F. Hurley
Preceded byJohn E. Kerrigan
Mayor of Boston Succeeded byJohn Hynes
Party political offices
Preceded byCharles W. La Follette
Socialist Vice Presidential Candidate 1944 (lost)
Succeeded byMost Recent
