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Frank J. Gethro
Francis Joseph Gethro (April 20, 1872 – August 9, 1919) was an American businessman and politician who represented Boston's Ward 9 in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Early life Gethro was born on April 20, 1872, in Dedham, Massachusetts. He was a member of the Boston Common Council from 1903 to 1905 and was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1905. Outside of politics, Gethro worked in the tobacco and insurance businesses and was a hairdresser. Bribery investigation and expulsion In the May 1906, a Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Suffolk County grand jury investigated members of the Massachusetts General Court, including Gethro, who were alleged to have accepted bribes to kill an anti-Bucket shop (stock market), bucket shop bill. The investigation on May 12, 1906, ended without any indictments. The House Committee on Rules took up its own investigation shortly thereafter. On May 24, Representative Jacob H. Mock testified that he had been offered $ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dedham, Massachusetts
Dedham ( ) is a town in and the county seat of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 25,364 at the 2020 census. It is located on Boston's southwest border. On the northwest it is bordered by Needham, on the southwest by Westwood, and on the southeast by Canton. The town was first settled by European colonists in 1635. History Settled in 1635 by people from Roxbury and Watertown, Dedham was incorporated in 1636. It became the county seat of Norfolk County when the county was formed from parts of Suffolk County on March 26, 1793. When the Town was originally incorporated, the residents wanted to name it "Contentment." The Massachusetts General Court overruled them and named the town after Dedham, Essex in England, where some of the original inhabitants were born. The boundaries of the town at the time stretched to the Rhode Island border. At the first public meeting on August 15, 1636, eighteen men signed the town covenant. They swore that they wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
