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Robert H. Beaudreau | |
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United States Marshal for the District of Massachusetts | |
In office 1953–1956 | |
Preceded by | Arthur J. B. Cartier |
Succeeded by | Ralph W. Gray |
Personal details | |
Born | 1912 Marlborough,Massachusetts,U.S. |
Died | October 3,1980 (aged 67) Marlborough,Massachusetts,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | College of the Holy Cross Harvard University (BA,LLB) |
Military service | |
Branch/service | ![]() |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Robert H. Beaudreau (1912 –1980) was an American attorney and jurist who served as a Massachusetts Superior Court judge.
Beaudreau was born in 1912 in Marlborough,Massachusetts,to Superior Court Judge Raoul H. Beaudreau and Sarah H. (Rogers) Beaudreau. [1] He graduated from Marlborough High School in 1931 and went on to attend the College of the Holy Cross. [1] [2] In 1932 he transferred to Harvard College,where he was an end on the varsity football team during his senior year. [1] [2] He graduated from Harvard College in 1935 and Harvard Law School in 1938. [1] [2]
In 1938,Middlesex District Attorney-elect Robert F. Bradford appointed Beaudreau to the position of list clerk,a job that held responsibilities similar to an office manager. [3] [1] In 1941,he left the district attorney's office to become a special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. [4] Fluent in French,Beaudreau was assigned to Louisiana. [1] He also worked for the FBI in Washington,D.C.,and New York City. [5]
From 1942 to 1946,Beaudreau was a member of the United States Coast Guard. [2] He served in both the European and Pacific theaters and was discharged with the rank of lieutenant. [5]
After World War II,Beaudreau worked as a trial attorney and opened law offices in Boston and Marlborough. [2] Most of his work was civil and he represented a number of Boston taxi companies. [1] [5] In 1951 he was appointed to the position of deputy chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party alongside future Governor John A. Volpe,Northampton,Massachusetts Mayor Edwin L. Olander and James J. Gaffney Jr. [1] In 1953 he was appointed United States Marshal for Massachusetts. [6] He resigned in 1956 to run for State Treasurer. [7] He lost to Democrat John Francis Kennedy 53% to 46%. [8]
In 1961,Governor Volpe nominated Beaudreau to the position of state public safety commissioner. [9] However,the all-Democratic Massachusetts Governor's Council refused to act on the nomination and after four months of waiting,Beaudreau withdrew his name,stating that he was "the victim of a political plot of obstruction." [10] Instead,the council approved Beaudreau's nomination for a seat on the Industrial Accident Board later that year. [11] In 1962 he was nominated for a seat on the Massachusetts Superior Court. [12] He remained on the bench until his death on October 3,1980,from cancer. [5]
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