Daniel Tyler Jr. (February 5, 1899 – May 22, 1967) was a Massachusetts political figure who served as Chairman of the Republican State Committee from 1950 to 1953, the Massachusetts State Housing Board from 1953 to 1957, and the Massachusetts Transit Authority from 1961 to 1963.[1] He was also a delegate to the 1952 Republican National Convention from Massachusetts and a member of the Brookline, Massachusetts Board of Selectmen.

Early life

Tyler was born on February 5, 1899, in Brookline, Massachusetts, to Daniel and Ethel Ward (Rogers) Tyler. He graduated from Brookline High School in 1917 and Yale University in 1921.[2] During World War I he was a Naval aviator and served in the United States Army Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Banks. During the Boston police strike he volunteered with the mounted unit of the Massachusetts State Guard.[3] On December 29, 1921, he married Jean E. Kimball of Chicago. They had three daughters.[2]

Politics

Brookline

From 1922 until his death, Tyler was a Brookline town meeting member.[3] In 1935 he challenged 25-year incumbent Walter J. Cusick for a seat on the Brookline board of selectmen, but lost by just over 100 votes.[4][5] In 1938, Tyler faced Cusick again and this time won by a large margin.[4] He remained on the board until 1953, when he was beaten by former selectman Edward Dane.[6] He sought to return to the board in 1957, but was defeated by school committee member Thomas J. Noonan.[7]

State offices

Tyler served as Governor Leverett Saltonstall's chief of military aides and was a member of the Republican state committee from 1944 to 1948. On June 29, 1950, he was elected chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party.[8] In 1952 he endorsed Dwight D. Eisenhower for the Republican nomination for President of the United States.[9] He remained party chairman until 1953, when he was appointed chairman of the state housing board by Governor Christian Herter.[10] He was removed as chairman in 1957 by Democratic Governor Foster Furcolo and declined to stay on as a regular member of the board.[11] From 1961 to 1964, Tyler was chairman of the Metropolitan Transit Authority.[3]

Business career

Tyler started in the shoe manufacturing business before becoming an assistant cashier at the National Shawmut Bank of Boston.[12][13] He left banking to enter the warehouse business and served as president of the Galt Block Warehouse Company of Portland, Maine.[3]

Death

Tyler died on May 22, 1967, at New England Baptist Hospital. He was buried in Walnut Hills Cemetery in Brookline.[3]

References

  1. ^ Carr, Robert (January 3, 1965). "McLernon Sounds Off!". Boston Globe.
  2. ^ a b Who's who in Massachusetts. Larkin, Roosevelt & Larkin. 1940. p. 772.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Daniel Tyler Jr., 68, Ex-State GOP Head". Boston Globe. May 23, 1967. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Cusick Beaten at Brookline". The Boston Globe. March 9, 1938.
  5. ^ "Cusick Seeking 25th Year as Selectman in Brookline". The Boston Globe. March 3, 1935.
  6. ^ "Tyler Loses to Dane in Brookline Election". The Boston Globe. March 4, 1953.
  7. ^ "Noonan Edges Tyler For Selectman in Brookline Election". The Boston Globe. March 20, 1957.
  8. ^ Harris, John (June 30, 1950). "Tyler Named G. O. P. State Chairman at 'Hot' Session". Boston Daily Globe. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  9. ^ "Tyler Backs Ike, Says He's Only Certain Winner". The Boston Globe. July 3, 1952.
  10. ^ Lewis, William (February 15, 1953). "Tyler Outlines Aims as State Housing Chief". The Boston Globe.
  11. ^ "Tyler Quits State Housing Board, Refusing $2000 Member's Post". The Boston Globe. March 29, 1957.
  12. ^ "Tyler Will Run for Selectman". The Boston Globe. December 3, 1937.
  13. ^ "Selectman Tyler Wins Reelection at Brookline". The Boston Globe. March 5, 1941.
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