Charles L. Burrill

Charles Lawrence Burrill (January 3, 1862 – September 15, 1931) was an American banker and politician who served as the Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts from 1915–1920.

Charles L. Burrill
Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts
In office
1915–1920
GovernorDavid I. Walsh
Samuel W. McCall
Calvin Coolidge
Preceded byFrederick Mansfield
Succeeded byFred J. Burrell
Member of the
Massachusetts Executive Council
4th Councilor district
In office
1923[1]  1926
Preceded byWilliam H. Dolben[2]
Succeeded byJames F. Powers[3]
Personal details
BornJanuary 3, 1862 [4]
Boston, Massachusetts [4]
DiedSeptember 15, 1931 (1931-09-16) (aged 69)[5]
Boston, Massachusetts [5]
Political partyRepublican
ProfessionBanker

A banker by trade, Burrill worked for the Adams Trust Company, the American Loan & Trust Co. and the Manufacturers Commercial Co.[6][7] He also served as the President of the Boston Bank Officers' Association.[5]

Burrill's political career began on the Boston School Committee, where he was a member from 1897-1900.[4] In 1913 he was a candidate for Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts, but lost to Frederick Mansfield. Burrill went on to defeat Mansfield in a rematch the following year.[5] Burrill remained Treasurer until 1920 when he sought the office of Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts instead of running for re-election.[8]

From 1922-1925, Burrill was a member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Mayor of Boston in 1925, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 1928, and Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts in 1930.

Burrill died on September 15, 1931 in Boston, Massachusetts.[5]

References

  1. Howard, Richard T. (1923), Public Officials of Massachusetts, 1923-1924, Boston, MA: The Boston Review, p. 34.
  2. Massachusetts. General Court. Senate (1922), Journal of the Senate, Volume 142, Boston, MA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, p. 115.
  3. Howard, Richard T. (1927), Public Officials of Massachusetts, 1927-1928, Boston, MA: The Boston Review, p. 36.
  4. Public Officials of Massachusetts. The Boston Review.
  5. "C. L. Burrill, Ex-Treasurer Of Mass., Dies". The Hartford Courant. September 15, 1931.
  6. "BOSTON TRUST CO. MERGER". The Wall Street Journal. May 8, 1906.
  7. "Personal". The Wall Street Journal. October 26, 1908.
  8. "MANY CANDIDATES LATE IN FILING EXPENSE RETURNS". Boston Daily Globe. October 5, 1920.
Political offices
Preceded by
Frederick Mansfield
Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts
1915–1920
Succeeded by
Fred J. Burrell
Preceded by
William H. Dolben
Member of the
Massachusetts Executive Council
4th Councilor district

1923-1926
Succeeded by
James F. Powers


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