Fred J. Burrell
| Fred J. Burrell | |
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| Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts | |
| In office January 21, 1920 – September 3, 1920 |
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| Preceded by | Charles L. Burrill |
| Succeeded by | Albert P. Langtry Henry A. Wyman John R. Macomber (acting) |
| Delegate to the 1917 Massachusetts Constitutional Convention[2] Representing the 26th Middlesex District of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[2] |
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| In office June 6, 1917[1] – April 6, 1918[3] |
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| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[4] 26th Middlesex District[5] |
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| In office 1917[4] – 1919[4] |
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| Born | March 12, 1889[4][5] Medford, Massachusetts[4][5] |
| Political party | Republican[4] |
| Occupation | Publisher of textile textbooks,[5] Advertising agent[4][5] |
Fred Jefferson Burrell (March 12, 1889 – October 15, 1955)[1] was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and as Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts from January 21, 1920 – September 3, 1920.
1917 Massachusetts Constitutional Convention
In 1916 the Massachusetts legislature and electorate approved a calling of a Constitutional Convention.[6] In May 1917,[1] Burell was elected to serve as a member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1917, representing the 26th Middlesex District of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[2]
Massachusetts Treasurer
Elected Treasurer in 1919, Burrell resigned from the position on September 3, 1920, following an investigation by a special legislative committee, which revealed that banks using the services of an advertising agency owned by Burrell received increased amounts of state money.[7] Burrell was also criticized for depositing $125,000 of state funds with Hanover Trust Company, a bank run by Charles Ponzi.[8]
Burrell denied any wrongdoing and ran for Treasurer three more times after his resignation, losing to Charles F. Hurley in 1930 and John E. Hurley in 1944 and 1950.[9]
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