Frederick William Mansfield (March 26, 1877 – November 6, 1958) was a U.S. political figure.

Early life

Mansfield was born in East Boston, Massachusetts

East Boston, Massachusetts

East Boston is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, with approximately 40,000 residents. The community was created by connecting several islands using landfill and was annexed by Boston in 1836. East Boston is separated from the rest of the city by Boston Harbor and bordered by Winthrop,...

, March 26, 1877. Mansfield was the son of Michael Read Mansfield and Catherine (McDonough) Mansfield.

Military service

Mansfield served as an apothecary in the U.S. Navy

United States Navy

The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...

 on the USS Vulcan

USS Vulcan

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 during the Spanish American War.

Family life

Mansfield married Helen Elizabeth Roe on June 29, 1904. Mansfield's son, Walter Roe Mansfield

Walter R. Mansfield

Walter Roe Mansfield was a federal judge in the United States.Judge Mansfield was the son of Boston Mayor Frederick W...

, was born on July 1, 1911.

Education

Mansfield attended East Boston High School, and Boston University

Boston University

Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...

 School of Law where he received a L.L.B. degree in 1902.

Early career

Mansfield first worked as a Pharmacist, after Mansfield was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1902 he worked as an Attorney.

Treasurer of Massachusetts

In 1913 Mansfield was elected Treasurer and Receiver General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts serving from 1914-1915. In 1914 Mansfield lost his bid for reelection to Charles L. Burrill

Charles L. Burrill

Charles Lawrence Burrill was an American banker and politician who served as the Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts from 1915–1920....

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Death and Burial

Mansfield died in St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, November 6, 1958.

Mansfield is buried in Holyhood Cemetery

Holyhood Cemetery

Holyhood Cemetery is a cemetery located in Brookline, Massachusetts, United States. Laid out in 1857, the cemetery was designed to reflect the mid-19th century influence of romantic landscape cemetery planning begun at Cambridge's Mount Auburn Cemetery. It was the first such cemetery in Brookline...

 in Brookline, Massachusetts

Brookline, Massachusetts

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