Francis_X._Hurley

Francis X. Hurley

Francis X. Hurley

American politician

Francis Xavier Hurley (February 11, 1903 – April 1976) was an American politician who served as the 17th Massachusetts Auditor and the 46th Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts. He was a 1924 graduate of Harvard College. Hurley was elected state auditor at the age of 27, making him the youngest person ever elected to statewide office in Massachusetts.[2] He is known for a 1933 report alleging misconduct by the superintendent of Norfolk Prison Colony, now called Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Norfolk.[3]

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  1. [1]
    Howard, Richard T. (1943), 1943–1944 Public officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, p. 23
  2. [2]
    "Francis X. Hurley Known as inveterate Letter Writer". The Boston Daily Globe. October 10, 1942.
  3. [3]
    "Gill Sends Message to Governor Ely Answering Hurley's 36 Accusations". The Crimson. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
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