Joseph M. Downes

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Joseph M. Downes
65th Mayor of
Lowell, Massachusetts
In office
1962–1963
Preceded by Raymond J. Lord
Succeeded by Ellen A. Sampson
Member of the
Lowell, Massachusetts
City Council [1]
Personal details
Born Lowell, Massachusetts [1]
Resting placeTewksbury Cemetery [1]
OccupationPolice officer
Military service
AllegianceFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Branch/service US Navy [1]
Battles/warsWorld War II [1]

Joseph M. Downes (died November 16, 1993) was the sixty fifth Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts. [1]

Downes graduated from Lowell High School in 1937. Downes played baseball with the Boston Braves organization after his high school graduation. [1]

During World War II Downes served in the Pacific on the USS Estes. [1]

After World War II, beginning in 1946, Downes served for twenty years as a member of the Lowell police force. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 The Boston Globe (November 19, 1993), Joseph M. Downes, 74 Former mayor of Lowell, Boston, MA: The Boston Globe, p. Page 24.
Political offices
Preceded by
Raymond J. Lord
36th Mayor of
Lowell, Massachusetts

1962-1963
Succeeded by
Ellen A. Sampson