About Edward Francis McLaughlin
Lived 1883 – 1953 (aged 69). Edward Francis McLaughlin was an American politician.
Edward Francis McLaughlin (June 6, 1883 – January 28, 1953) was an American politician from Boston.
Early life McLaughlin was born on June 6, 1883, in Boston's South End. He graduated from Rice Grammar School in 1898 and Mechanics Arts High School in 1901.
Political career Massachusetts General Court From 1913 to 1915, McLaughlin represented the 12th Suffolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. From 1916 to 1918 he represented the 4th Suffolk District in the Massachusetts Senate. In October 1933, McLaughlin resigned in order to support Frederick Mansfield for Mayor. Mansfield won the election and McLaughlin returned to the position of fire commissioner in January 1934. In 1941, he returned to city government as street commissioner under Mayor Maurice J. Tobin. He later served as the city's Federal relations secretary until 1945.
Personal life and death McLaughlin and his wife had five children, one of whom, Edward F. McLaughlin Jr., followed his father into politics. In 1926, the family moved from the South End to Jamaica Plain.
McLaughlin died on January 28, 1953, in Boston.
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