John Foster Furcolo (July 29, 1911 – July 5, 1995) was a member of the Democratic Party who served as Governor of Massachusetts, a member of the United States House of Representatives, and in other government offices in Massachusetts. Furcolo was born in New Haven, Connecticut. Before serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, from 1942 to 1946, he graduated from Yale University in 1933 and Yale Law School in 1936. In U.S.

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  • John Foster Furcolo (July 29, 1911 – July 5, 1995) was a member of the Democratic Party who served as Governor of Massachusetts, a member of the United States House of Representatives, and in other government offices in Massachusetts. Furcolo was born in New Haven, Connecticut. Before serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, from 1942 to 1946, he graduated from Yale University in 1933 and Yale Law School in 1936. In U.S. House election, 1948, he was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives, and served in the United States Congress from January 3, 1949 to September 30, 1952. On July 5, 1952 Furcolo was appointed by Governor Paul A. Dever to be the Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to replace John E. Hurley who had resigned to accept a position as clerk of the Boston Municipal Court. In November, 1952 Furcolo was elected in his own right to the Treasures' office, Furcolo held that position until January 1955. In 1954, he ran for the U.S. Senate, but was narrowly defeated by incumbent Republican Leverett A. Saltonstall. Furcolo was elected Governor of Massachusetts in Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1956 and re-elected in 1958, serving from 1957 to 1961. During his administration, he established a network of regional community colleges throughout the Commonwealth and fought on behalf of increased state worker's salaries, workman's compensation and unemployment benefits. In 1960, he again ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate, then returned to the private practice of law. After leaving office, he was indicted on charges of arranging for a bribe to be paid to members of the Massachusetts executive council. The indictment was eventually dismissed. He worked for several years as an assistant district attorney for the Northern District of Massachusetts. In 1969, he served on the U.S. Attorney General's Advisory Committee on Narcotics, and as an administrative law judge with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission from 1975 to 1989. He is the author of several books, including "Massacre At Katyn", an account of the Soviet massacre of Polish officers in the Katyn Forest during World War II, which he learned of during his tenure on a congressional committee investigating the atrocities. Furcolo died at the age of 83 on July 5, 1995 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and is buried in Holyhood Cemetery in Brookline, Massachusetts.
  • John Foster Furcolo war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und von 1957 bis 1961 Gouverneur des Bundesstaates Massachusetts. Zwischen 1949 und 1952 vertrat er einen Wahlkreis dieses Staates im US-Repräsentantenhaus.
  • 福斯特·弗克洛(Foster Furcolo ,1911年7月29日—1995年7月5日),美国作家、教授、律师,1911年出生于康涅狄格州纽黑文市,1933年毕业于耶鲁大学,获得法学学士学位。先后担担任过美国国会民主党议员、马萨诸塞州财政部出纳局长、马萨诸塞州州长、马萨诸塞州米德塞县地方助理检察官、美国首席检查官麻醉品咨询委员会主席、美国职业安全与健康评审委员会行政裁判员等职务。因为杰出的社会公共贡献获得多个奖项,在教育方面被公众评论为“马萨诸塞州社区大学体制之父”。1995年7月5日在剑桥逝世。
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  • John Foster Furcolo (July 29, 1911 – July 5, 1995) was a member of the Democratic Party who served as Governor of Massachusetts, a member of the United States House of Representatives, and in other government offices in Massachusetts. Furcolo was born in New Haven, Connecticut. Before serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, from 1942 to 1946, he graduated from Yale University in 1933 and Yale Law School in 1936. In U.S.
  • John Foster Furcolo war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und von 1957 bis 1961 Gouverneur des Bundesstaates Massachusetts. Zwischen 1949 und 1952 vertrat er einen Wahlkreis dieses Staates im US-Repräsentantenhaus.
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