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