William E. Hurley was an American politician who served as Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts from 1937 to 1943.

William E. Hurley
Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts[1]
In office
1937[1]–1943
GovernorCharles F. Hurley
Leverett Saltonstall
Preceded byCharles F. Hurley
Succeeded byFrancis X. Hurley
Personal details
BornAugust 26, 1875[1]
Boston, Massachusetts[1]
Political partyRepublican[1]
Alma materBurdett College[1]

Hurley was the post master of Boston from 1918 to 1920 and from 1930 to 1935.[1]

William E. Hurley defeated former Marlborough state representative James M. Hurley in the 1936 election, succeeding Charles F. Hurley, who had chosen to run for governor instead of running for reelection. Because he was constitutionally limited to three, two year terms,[2] William E. Hurley did not run for reelection in 1942 and was succeeded by former State Auditor Francis X. Hurley.

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Howard, Richard T. (1939), Public Officials of Massachusetts (1939-1940), Boston, MA: The Boston Review, p. Page 24.
  2. ^ Mills, Edgar M. (March 14, 1942), In Bay State Politics, Goodwin Reported Eagerly Eyeing Seat in Congress Rearranged 8th District Is the 'Setup' Up and Down Beacon Hill Paid Rationing Personnel Lodge an Uncertainty, Boston, MA: Christian Science Monitor, p. Page 2.
Political offices
Preceded by Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts
1937–1943
Succeeded by