Joseph F. Timilty (October 17, 1894 – October 2, 1980) was an American law enforcement officer and politician who served as Boston Police Commissioner from 1936 to 1943.
Joseph F. Timilty | |
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| 7th Commissioner of the Boston Police Department | |
| In office November 25, 1936 – March 27, 1943 | |
| Mayor | James Michael Curley |
| Preceded by | Eugene M. McSweeney |
| Succeeded by | Thomas S. J. Kavanagh (acting) |
| In office June 5, 1943 – November 25, 1943 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas S. J. Kavanagh (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Thomas F. Sullivan |
| Personal details | |
| Resting place | Forest Hills Cemetery |
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Timilty was appointed police commissioner by Governor James Michael Curley on November 25, 1936. Prior to accepting the position, Timilty was a member of the Governor's military staff.[1]
He was police commissioner during the Cocoanut Grove fire.[2]
On March 27, 1943, Timilty and six of his subordinates were indicted on charges of conspiracy to permit the operation of gambling houses and the registration of bets.[3] Immediately after the indictment he was placed on leave by Governor Leverett Saltonstall.[4] The indictment was quashed and on June 5 Timilty returned to duty.[5] He was re-indicted on June 25.[6] On July 2, Judge Frank J. Donahue quashed the second indictment.[7] Governor Saltonstall chose not to re-appoint Timilty and on November 25, 1943, Timilty's tenure as Police Commissioner ended.
Timilty was a candidate for Mayor of Boston in 1951. He finished a distant third in the primary behind incumbent John Hynes and former mayor James Michael Curley.[8]
Timilty died on October 2, 1980, in Bal Harbour, Florida.[9]
See also
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edit- ^ "Timilty New Police Head". Daily Boston Globe. November 26, 1936. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ^ "Night Club Fire Costs 479 Lives". Associated Press. November 30, 1942. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ^ "Heads of Boston Police Indicted In Plot to Permit Gaming Houses". The New York Times. March 28, 1943. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ^ "7 Police Heads Indicted". Daily Boston Globe. March 28, 1943. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ^ "Timilty Back On Job Freed Of Indictment". The Christian Science Monitor. June 5, 1943. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ^ "Jury Reindicts Timilty and Six Other Officials". Christian Science Monitor. June 25, 1943. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ^ "Timilty Freed Of Indictment A Second Time". The Christian Science Monitor. July 2, 1943. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ^ Annual Report of the Election Department. 1952. p. 44.
- ^ "Joseph F. Timilty, Boston Police Commissioner during the administration of Mayor James Michael Curley". Boston Globe. October 3, 1980.