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Charles L. Burrill Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts In office
1915–1920Preceded by Frederick Mansfield Succeeded by Fred J. Burrell Personal details Born January 3, 1862 [1]
Boston, Massachusetts [2]Died September 15, 1931 [3]
Boston, Massachusetts [4]Political party Republican Profession Banker Charles Lawrence Burrill was an American banker and politician who served as the Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts from 1915–1920.
A banker by trade, Burrill worked for the Adams Trust Company, the American Loan & Trust Co. and the Manufacturers Commercial Co.[5][6] He also served as the President of the Boston Bank Officers' Association.[7]
Burrill's political career began on the Boston School Committee, where was a member from 1897-1900.[8] In 1913 he was a candidate for Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts, but lost to Frederick Mansfield. Burrill went on to defeat Mansfield in a rematch the following year.[9] Burrill remained Treasurer until 1920 when he sought the office of Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts instead of running for re-election.[10]
From 1922-1925, Burrill was a member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Mayor of Boston in 1925, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 1928, and Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts in 1930.
Burrill died on September 15, 1931 in Boston, Massachusetts.[11]
References
- ^ Public Officials of Massachusetts. The Boston Review. http://www.archive.org/stream/bostonreviewbiog1919bost#page/n3/mode/2up.
- ^ Public Officials of Massachusetts. The Boston Review. http://www.archive.org/stream/bostonreviewbiog1919bost#page/n3/mode/2up.
- ^ "C. L. Burrill, Ex-Treasurer Of Mass., Dies". The Hartford Courant. September 15, 1931.
- ^ "C. L. Burrill, Ex-Treasurer Of Mass., Dies". The Hartford Courant. September 15, 1931.
- ^ "BOSTON TRUST CO. MERGER.". The Wall Street Journal. May 8, 1906.
- ^ "Personal". The Wall Street Journal. October 26, 1908.
- ^ "C. L. Burrill, Ex-Treasurer Of Mass., Dies". The Hartford Courant. September 15, 1931.
- ^ Public Officials of Massachusetts. The Boston Review. http://www.archive.org/stream/bostonreviewbiog1919bost#page/n3/mode/2up.
- ^ "C. L. Burrill, Ex-Treasurer Of Mass., Dies". The Hartford Courant. September 15, 1931.
- ^ "MANY CANDIDATES LATE IN FILING EXPENSE RETURNS". Boston Daily Globe. October 5, 1920.
- ^ "C. L. Burrill, Ex-Treasurer Of Mass., Dies". The Hartford Courant. September 15, 1931.
Categories:- 1862 births
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- People from Boston, Massachusetts
- State treasurers of Massachusetts
- Boston School Committee members
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