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Jerome P. Troy
Jerome Patrick Troy (December 21, 1916 – August 25, 2011) was an American jurist who served as Judge of the Dorchester District Court from 1962 until he was removed from the bench in 1973. Early life Troy was born on December 21, 1916, in Rockland, Massachusetts. He worked his way through school and graduated from Boston College in 1939. During World War II he served as a combat officer in the United States Navy. After the war he moved to Washington, D.C., where he attended Georgetown Law, Georgetown Law School and was an officer with the United States Capitol Police. After graduation he moved to Boston, where he operated a private law practice and was a legal counsel for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Troy was an unsuccessful candidate for Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth 1948, Boston City Council in 1950, and the Boston School Committee in 1951. From 1959 to 1961 he served as First Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth under Joseph D. Ward. In 1960 he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockland, Massachusetts
Rockland is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 17,803 at the 2020 census. As of December 31, 2009, there were 11,809 registered voters in the community. History Rockland was a part of territory given to one Timothy Hatherly in a land grant, later known as the Hatherly Grant, in 1654. It was then populated by European settlers as a northeastern region of the neighboring town Abington in 1673. The town separated and incorporated as Rockland on March 9, 1874. It is named for the town's rocky nature, which was better suited for mills and industry than for farming. During King Philip's War, the town was the site of an encampment during his raids on the town of Scituate. Before the Civil War, Rockland was known as a major lumber producer for the shipyards in Hanover and Scituate. The town industry boomed during the 19th century and during the civil war due to its shoe factories, its timber export, and its sawmills but production declined a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
