Robert H. Beaudreau

Robert Henry Beaudreau (1912 – 1980) was an American attorney and jurist who served as a Massachusetts Superior Court judge.

Early life and education Beaudreau was born in 1912 in Marlborough, Massachusetts, to Superior Court Judge Raoul H. Beaudreau and Sarah H. (Rogers) Beaudreau. He graduated from Marlborough High School in 1931 and went on to attend the College of the Holy Cross. In 1932 he transferred to Harvard College, where he was an end on the varsity football team during his senior year. Fluent in French, Beaudreau was assigned to Louisiana. He resigned in 1956 to run for State Treasurer. He lost to Democrat John Francis Kennedy 53% to 46%.

In 1961, Governor Volpe nominated Beaudreau to the position of state public safety commissioner. However, the all-Democratic Massachusetts Governor's Council refused to act on the nomination and after four months of waiting, Beaudreau withdrew his name, stating that he was "the victim of a political plot of obstruction." Instead, the council approved Beaudreau's nomination for a seat on the Industrial Accident Board later that year. In 1962 he was nominated for a seat on the Massachusetts Superior Court. He remained on the bench until his death on October 3, 1980, from cancer.