| 词条 | Edward Sirois |
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|image = |imagesize = | name = Edward Sirois | birth_date = {{birth date|1898|12|18}} | birth_place = Lawrence, Massachusetts | death_date = {{death date and age|1968|02|18|1898|12|18}} | death_place = Ayer, Massachusetts |restingplace = | nationality = | website = | occupation = Florist Insurance executive | residence = | party = Republican Party | spouse = | alma_mater = | title = Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 5th Essex District | term_start = 1935 | term_end = 1941 | predecessor = | successor = |allegiance={{flag|United States}} |branch=Massachusetts National Guard |serviceyears=1916–1956 |rank= Major General |battles= |awards=Legion of Merit }} Edward Devlin Sirois (December 18, 1898 – February 18, 1968) was an American politician and Massachusetts National Guard officer who served as chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party and was commander of the Yankee Division. Early lifeSirois was born on December 18, 1898, in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He graduated from Lawrence High School.[1] Border War and World War ISirois joined the Massachusetts National Guard at the age of 17. In 1916 he was sent to the Mexican border during the Border War.[2] During World War I he went to France with the 102nd Field Artillery Regiment.[3] He took part in favor major engagements and was wounded.[4][5] In 1919 he was promoted to lieutenant. His promotion required an act of Congress as he was only 20 years old (officers were supposed to be at least 21 years old).[3] Political careerFrom 1921 to 1922, Sirois served as a service clerk for the city of Lawrence.[1] In 1922 he was appointed manager of the United States Veterans' Bureau sub-district office in Lawrence. Following his father's death in 1924, Sirois took over his florist business.[4] From 1935 to 1941, Sirois represented the 5th Essex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[1] In 1937, he was a candidate in the Massachusetts's 7th congressional district special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William P. Connery Jr. Sirois upset C. F. Nelson Pratt in the Republican primary, but lost to Connery's brother, Lawrence J. Connery, in the general election.[6][7] From 1940 to 1941, Sirois was chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party.[4][5] He served as Robert F. Bradford's campaign manager during the 1946 gubernatorial election.[2] World War IISirois remained in the National Guard after World War I and went into service when President Franklin D. Roosevelt federalized Massachusetts' National Guard units. He began the war as the commander of one of the 26th Infantry Division's field artillery battalions. He spent the last two years of the war in the China Burma India Theater.[2] He organized the Army's first tank-destroyer battalion and was awarded the Legion of Merit for his work at the General Staff School for Chinese officers.[3][8] He was discharged in 1946 as a colonel.[3] Later life and deathIn September 1946, Sirois was promoted to Brigadier General and placed in command of the Yankee Division's four artillery battalions. His appointment was made by Governor Maurice J. Tobin while Sirois was managing the campaign of Tobin's gubernatorial opponent, Robert F. Bradford.[2] In 1951, Sirois assumed command of the Yankee Division following the retirement of William I. Rose.[8] He was promoted to Major General in 1952. Sirois retired in 1956.[3] Outside of the National Guard, Sirois was the executive vice president and treasurer of the Mutual Fire Insurance Association of New England until his retirement in 1959.[3] Sirois died on February 18, 1968, at Nashoba Community Hospital in Ayer, Massachusetts.[3] References1. ^1 2 {{cite book|title=Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1939-40|url=https://archive.org/stream/publicofficialso19391940bost#page/274/mode/2up/|accessdate=May 27, 2017}} {{s-start}}{{S-ppo}}{{succession box | before = George W. Schryver | title = Chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party | years=1940-1941 | after =George B. Rowell| }}{{s-mil}}{{s-bef|before=William I. Rose}}{{s-ttl|title=Commanding General, 26th Infantry Division|years=1951–1956}}{{s-aft|after=Reginald A. Maurer}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Sirois, Edward}}2. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|last1=Harris|first1=John G.|title=Sirois' Post in New Y-D Shows Tobin Has Ruled Politics Out|work=The Boston Daily Globe|date=September 30, 1946}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite news|title=Maj Gen Edward Sirois, Former YD Commander|work=The Boston Globe|date=February 19, 1968}} 4. ^1 2 {{cite news|title=Sirois Elected Republicans' State Chairman|work=The Boston Daily Globe|date=March 15, 1940}} 5. ^1 {{cite news|last1=Harris|first1=John G.|title=Col. Sirois Resigns as G. O. P. Chief|work=The Boston Daily Globe|date=November 23, 1941}} 6. ^{{cite news|title=Sirois Surprise Primary Victor|work=The Boston Daily Globe|date=September 15, 1937}} 7. ^{{cite news|title=Communists Against Violence, Browder Tells Commission|work=The Boston Daily Globe|date=October 1, 1937}} 8. ^1 {{cite news|title=Command of Y-D Taken by Sirois to Ease 'Tangle'|work=The Boston Daily Globe|date=September 22, 1951}} 9 : 1898 births|1968 deaths|American military personnel of World War I|American army personnel of World War II|Massachusetts National Guard personnel|Massachusetts Republican Party chairs|Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives|National Guard of the United States generals|People from Lawrence, Massachusetts |
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