Eugene M. McSweeney

Eugene M. McSweeney (September 1, 1880 – January 21, 1946) was an American public safety official who served as Massachusetts Commission of Public Safety and Boston's police and fire commissioner.

Early life McSweeney was born on September 1, 1880, in Marlborough, Massachusetts. He attended public school in Marlborough and Manhattan College in New York.

Journalism McSweeney began his career with the Boston Traveler. He then worked for the Hearst organization from 1910 to 1923. He then organized the Eugene M. McSweeney Advertising Agency. Six years later he returned to Hearst as circulation manager and assistant publisher for the Boston Record and American.

City of Boston Fire commissioner In October 1933, fire commissioner Edward F. McLaughlin resigned in order to support Frederick Mansfield for Mayor. Mayor James Michael Curley chose McSweeney to replace McLaughlin. Mansfield won the election and McSweeney was replaced as fire commissioner in January 1934. On November 25, 1936, Curley removed McSweeney from office on the grounds that McSweeney was protecting racketeers.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts In 1937, Governor Charles F. Hurley made McSweeney chairman of the Massachusetts Development and Industrial Commission. As a member of the commission, McSweeney organized a promotional campaign to bring manufacturing plants to the state. In December 1941, Republican governor Leverett Saltonstall reappointed McSweeney. McSweeney died on January 21, 1946, at his home in West Roxbury.