John L. Gleason

John L. Gleason
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 9th Suffolk District
In office
1935–1936
Preceded byJohn J. Craven
Succeeded byJohn J. Craven / David M. Owens Jr.
Personal details
BornJune 27, 1903
Roxbury
DiedJanuary 8, 1936 (aged 32)
Roxbury
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic

John Leo Gleason (June 27, 1903 – January 8, 1936) was an American politician who was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1935 to 1936.

Gleason was born on June 27, 1903, in Boston.[1] His older brother, Richard D. Gleason, ran a political machine in Boston's Ward 9 and served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Boston City Council.[2] The younger Gleason served as a city constable and was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1934.[1] On January 7, 1936, Gleason was admitted to the Boston City Hospital for stomach ulcers. He died suddenly the following morning at his home in Roxbury.[2] In the election to fill Gleason's seat, the Gleason vote was split between his sister Mildred M. Harris and his widow, Mary Gleason.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Annual Register of the Executive and Legislative Departments of the Government of Massachusetts, 1935 (PDF). 1935. p. 1697. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "John Gleason". The Boston Daily Globe. January 8, 1936.
  3. ^ "Court Case Airs Gleason Family Political Split". The Boston Daily Globe. September 25, 1936.