Joseph M. Downes

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 place Tewksbury Cemetery [1]
Occupation Police officer
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch US Navy[1]
Battles/wars World War II[1]

Joseph M. Downes ( – 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]

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
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