Francis Xavier Hurley[1]
46th Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts[1]
In office
1943–1945
GovernorLeverett Saltonstall
Preceded byWilliam E. Hurley
Succeeded byJohn E. Hurley
17th Massachusetts Auditor[1]
In office
1931[1]–1934[1]
GovernorJoseph B. Ely
Preceded byAlonzo B. Cook
Succeeded byThomas H. Buckley
Personal details
Born(1903-02-11)February 11, 1903[1]
Cambridge, Massachusetts, US[1]
DiedApril 1976 (aged 73)
Political partyDemocratic[1]
Alma mater

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Howard, Richard T. (1943), 1943–1944 Public officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, p. 23
  2. ^ "Francis X. Hurley Known as inveterate Letter Writer". The Boston Daily Globe. October 10, 1942.
  3. ^ "Gill Sends Message to Governor Ely Answering Hurley's 36 Accusations". The Crimson. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
Political offices Preceded byAlonzo B. Cook 17th Massachusetts Auditor 1931–1935 Succeeded byThomas H. Buckley Preceded byWilliam E. Hurley 46th Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts 1943–1945 Succeeded byJohn E. Hurley


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