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Joseph Leo Hurley

Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court
In office January 6, 1937 – April 29, 1956
52nd Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
In office January 3, 1935 – January 7, 1937
Governor	James Michael Curley
Preceded by	Gaspar G. Bacon
Succeeded by	Francis E. Kelly
Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts
In office 1933–1934
Preceded by	Daniel F. Sullivan
Succeeded by	Alexander C. Murray
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Tenth Bristol District
In office 1925–1928
Preceded by	Edward F. Harrington
Succeeded by	Francis Kearney

Personal details
Born	April 20, 1898 Fall River, Massachusetts
Died	April 29, 1956 (aged 58) Fall River, Massachusetts
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Celeste J. Tracy
Alma mater	Georgetown University LL.B. 1920; LL.M. 1921
Profession	Attorney
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Rank	Private
Battles/wars	World War I

Joseph Leo Hurley (April 20, 1898 – April 29, 1956) was an American Democratic politician who served as the 52nd lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 1935 to 1937.

Early life

Hurley was born to John and Margaret (Sullivan) Hurley on April 20, 1898, in Fall River, Massachusetts. Hurley was of Irish descent.

Hurley married Celeste Tracy they had 3 children.

^ Curtis, Georgina Pell (1947), The American Catholic Who's Who 1946 and 1947, Volume 7, Grosse Pointe, Mi: Walter Romig, p. 207
^ "JOSEPH L. HURLEY, JURIST, DIES AT 58; Member of Superior Court of Massachusetts Formerly Was Lieutenant Governor", The New York Times, New York, N.Y., p. 22, April 30, 1956
^ Howard, Richard T. (1927), Public officials of Massachusetts 1927-28, Boston, MA: The Boston Review, p. 202

Party political offices
Preceded byJohn E. Swift	Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1934	Succeeded byFrancis E. Kelly
Legal offices
Preceded by	Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court January 6, 1937 – April 29, 1956	Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded byGaspar G. Bacon	Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1935 – 1937	Succeeded byFrancis E. Kelly
Preceded by	Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts 1933 –1934	Succeeded byAlexander Clark Murray

v t e Lieutenant governors of Massachusetts
Colony (1629–1686)	Goffe Humphrey T. Dudley Ludlow Bellingham Winthrop T. Dudley Bellingham Endecott Winthrop T. Dudley Endecott T. Dudley Endecott Bellingham Willoughby Leverett Symonds Bradstreet Danforth
Dominion (1686–1689)	Stoughton Nicholson
Province (1692–1776)	Stoughton Povey Tailer Dummer Tailer S. Phips Hutchinson A. Oliver T. Oliver
Commonwealth (since 1776)	T. Cushing B. Lincoln Adams Gill S. Phillips Robbins L. Lincoln Cobb Gray W. Phillips L. Lincoln Jr. Morton Winthrop Armstrong Hull Childs Reed Cushman Huntington Plunkett Brown Benchley Trask Goodrich Nesmith Hayden Claflin Tucker Talbot Knight Long Weston Ames Brackett Haile Wolcott Crane Bates Guild Draper Frothingham Luce Walsh Barry G. Cushing C. Coolidge Cox Fuller Allen Youngman Bacon Hurley Kelly Cahill Bradford A. Coolidge Sullivan Whittier R. Murphy McLaughin Bellotti Richardson Sargent Dwight O'Neill Kerry E. Murphy Cellucci Swift Healey Murray Polito Driscoll

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