American politician

Fred Jefferson Burrell (March 12, 1889 – October 15, 1955) was a M*achusetts businessman and politician who served in the M*achusetts House of Representatives and as Treasurer and Receiver-General of M*achusetts from January 21, 1920 – September 3, 1920.

Contents

• 1 1917 M*achusetts Cons*utional Convention
• 2 M*achusetts Treasurer
• 3 See also
• 4 References

1917 M*achusetts Cons*utional Convention

In 1916 the M*achusetts legislature and electorate approved a calling of a Cons*utional Convention. In May 1917, Burell was elected to serve as a member of the M*achusetts Cons*utional Convention of 1917, representing the 26th Middlesex District of the M*achusetts House of Representatives.

M*achusetts Treasurer

Elected Treasurer in 1919, Burrell resigned from the position on September 3, 1920, following an investigation by a special legislative committee, which revealed that banks using the services of an advertising agency owned by Burrell received increased amounts of state money. Burrell was also criticized for depositing $125,000 of state funds with Hanover Trust Company, a bank run by Charles Ponzi.

Burrell denied any wrongdoing and ran for Treasurer five more times after his resignation, losing to Charles F. Hurley in 1930, John E. Hurley in 1944 and 1950, Roy C. Papalia in the 1952 Republican primary, and Laurence Curtis in the 1956 Republican primary.

See also

• 1917 M*achusetts legislature
• 1918 M*achusetts legislature
• 1919 M*achusetts legislature

References