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Joseph Ray Crimmins
Joseph Ray Crimmins (November 10, 1921 – January 21, 1989) was an American politician who served on the Massachusetts Governor's Council from 1957 until his conviction for bribery in 1965. Early life Crimmins was born on November 10, 1921, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He attended Cambridge public schools and Harvard University. During World War II he served in the United States Navy’s submarine service in the South Pacific. He settled in Somerville, Massachusetts, where he was engaged in the beverage and real estate businesses and was an insurance broker. Governor's Council and bribery conviction In 1956, Crimmins defeated incumbent Lawrence Lloyd to win the 6th District seat on the Massachusetts Governor's Council. It was his first bid for elected office. On May 10, 1963, Crimmins, the chairman of the state housing board, and the head of the board's urban renewal program were indicted for conspiracy and accepting bribes in connection with state housing construction projects. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge ( ) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As part of the Boston metropolitan area, the cities population of the 2020 U.S. census was 118,403, making it the fourth most populous city in the state, behind Boston, Worcester, and Springfield. It is one of two de jure county seats of Middlesex County, although the county's executive government was abolished in 1997. Situated directly north of Boston, across the Charles River, it was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, once also an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Lesley University, and Hult International Business School are in Cambridge, as was Radcliffe College before it merged with Harvard. Kendall Square in Cambridge has been called "the most innovative square mile on the planet" owing to the high concentration of successful startups that have emerged in the vicinity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
