John H. Corcoran
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John Hubert Corcoran, Jr. (January 15, 1897-December 28, 1945) was a Massachusetts
politician who served on the Cambridge, Massachusetts City Council and as the Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Corcoran's father, John Hubert Corcoran, Sr. was a member and President of the Cambridge Common Council and the Cambridge Board of Aldermen.
in Boston Harbor. Corcoran was promoted to Corporal on June 20, 1918. On July 4, 1918 Corcoran was assigned to the Coast Artillery Officers Training Camp, Fort Monroe
, Virginia and promoted to Lieutenant
. Corcoran was later transferred to Fort McKinley, Portland, Maine and the *33rd Coast Artillery, Camp Abraham Eustis, Virginia, he was discharged on December 11, 1918.
having a ceremonial mayor. Corcoran, a member of the Cambridge
City Council in 1942 was chosen by his fellow councilors to be City's Ceremonial Mayor.
. Lodge had resigned from the Senate to join the Army. Corcoran was the Democratic
nominee, he lost the election to Leverett Saltonstall
by more than 400,000 votes.
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
politician who served on the Cambridge, Massachusetts City Council and as the Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
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Corcoran's father, John Hubert Corcoran, Sr. was a member and President of the Cambridge Common Council and the Cambridge Board of Aldermen.
Early life
Corcoran was born on January 15, 1897 to John Hubert Corcoran, Sr. and Ann M. (Ford) Corcoran.Education
Corcoran attended Harvard College, he graduated with an A.B. in 1918. Corcoran received an MBA from Harvard in June 1920. Corcoan wrote his graduate theses on the Departmental Layout of the Proposed store of a Coöperative Society.World War I military service
On April 23, 1918 Corcoran enlisted as a Private in the U.S. Coast Artillery, he was assigned to Fort StrongFort Strong
Fort Strong is located on Long Island in Boston Harbor.It was originally named Long Island Military Reservation until 1899.Camp Wightman, a Civil War training camp, was located on the island in 1861....
in Boston Harbor. Corcoran was promoted to Corporal on June 20, 1918. On July 4, 1918 Corcoran was assigned to the Coast Artillery Officers Training Camp, Fort Monroe
Fort Monroe
Fort Monroe was a military installation in Hampton, Virginia—at Old Point Comfort, the southern tip of the Virginia Peninsula...
, Virginia and promoted to Lieutenant
Lieutenant
A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
. Corcoran was later transferred to Fort McKinley, Portland, Maine and the *33rd Coast Artillery, Camp Abraham Eustis, Virginia, he was discharged on December 11, 1918.
Mayor of Cambridge
Cambridge voters changed the city government from a strong mayor to a Plan E (City Council-City Manager) form of government, with CambridgeCambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
having a ceremonial mayor. Corcoran, a member of the Cambridge
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
City Council in 1942 was chosen by his fellow councilors to be City's Ceremonial Mayor.
Candidate for U.S. Senate
In 1944 Massachusetts held a special election to fill the Senate seat formerly held by Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. was a Republican United States Senator from Massachusetts and a U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, South Vietnam, West Germany, and the Holy See . He was the Republican nominee for Vice President in the 1960 Presidential election.-Early life:Lodge was born in Nahant,...
. Lodge had resigned from the Senate to join the Army. Corcoran was the Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
nominee, he lost the election to Leverett Saltonstall
Leverett Saltonstall
Leverett A. Saltonstall was an American Republican politician who served as the 55th Governor of Massachusetts and as a United States Senator .-Biography:...
by more than 400,000 votes.