| 词条 | John Yerxa |
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|image = |imagesize = | name = John Yerxa | birth_date = April 23, 1904 | birth_place = Boston | death_date = June 22, 1967 (aged 63) | death_place = |restingplace = | nationality = American | website = | occupation = | residence = | party = Republican | spouse = | alma_mater = Harvard College | title = Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the 3rd Suffolk District | term_start = 1957 | term_end = 1959 | predecessor = Charles John Innes | successor = Richard Caples | title2 = Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 5th Suffolk District | term_start2 = 1953 | term_end2 = 1957 | predecessor2 =Sherman Miles | successor2 = William F. Otis | title3 = Member of the Boston City Council from Ward 14 | term_start3 = 1953 | term_end3 = 1957 | predecessor3 = James C. Bayley Jr. | successor3 = Seat eliminated }} John Eliot Yerxa (April 23, 1904–June 22, 1967) was an American politician who served on the Boston City Council, the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and the Massachusetts Senate. Early lifeYerxa was born on April 23, 1904 in Boston. He attended the Noble and Greenough School and the Berkshire School.[1] He graduated from Harvard College in 1926. He planned on a career in civil engineering and his first job out of college was as a draftsman for the Moffat Tunnel Commission in Denver. He returned to Boston after a few months due to a family illness and spent some time studying at Harvard Law School.[2] Business careerIn 1928, Yerxa entered the brokerage business. He was associated with the firm of Townsend, Anthony, & Tyson. He became a member of the Boston Stock Exchange in 1936 and in 1937 joined its board of governors and public relations committee. In 1939 he was elected president of the exchange. At the age of 35, he was the youngest leader in the exchange's history.[3] He retired from the Boston Stock Exchange in May 1942 to join the United States Army Air Corps.[4] He served with the Air Transport Command at Presque Isle Air Force Base and left the service with the rank of lieutenant colonel. After the war, he spent six years as New England regional manager of Pan American World Airways. He then served as vice president of Allied Research & Service Corp.[2] Personal lifeIn 1927, Yerxa married Constance Gilpin. She died in 1950. He later married Marjorie Speare, daughter of Frank Palmer Speare. He had one daughter by his first wife and one son and one daughter by his second wife. In 1957 he moved from Boston to Dedham, Massachusetts.[2][7] Political careerYerxa's grandfather, who served on the Cambridge board of selectmen, first interested him in politics. From 1948 to 1951 he was a member of the Boston City Council. From 1953 to 1957 he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He then served one term representing the 3rd Suffolk District in the Massachusetts Senate.[1] In 1958, Yerxa was the Republican nominee for state treasurer. He lost to Democratic incumbent John Francis Kennedy 62% to 37%.[5] Yerxa died on June 22, 1967.[6] References1. ^1 {{cite book|title=Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1957-58|url=https://archive.org/stream/publicofficersof19571958bost#page/78/mode/2up|accessdate=February 23, 2018}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Yerxa, John}}2. ^1 2 {{cite news|last=Bartlett|first=K.S.|title=Challenger Campaigned at 16, Served on Old Boston Council|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=October 21, 1958}} 3. ^{{cite news|last=Craigue|first=Paul V.|title=John Yerxa, 35, Elected to Lead Stock Exchange|newspaper=The Boston Daily Globe|date=September 26, 1939}} 4. ^{{cite news|title=Pres. Yerxa of Stock Exchange Honored, Retires to Join Air Corps|newspaper=The Boston Daily Globe|date=May 2, 1942}} 5. ^{{cite book |author= |coauthors= |title=Massachusetts Election Statistics 1958 |year= |pages=5 |publisher= |quote= | url=https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19571958mass#page/4/mode/2up |isbn= }} 6. ^1 {{cite news|title=Business, Civic Leader John Eliot Yerxa, 63, Dedham Rites Monday|newspaper=The Daily Boston Globe|date=June 24, 1967}} 10 : 1904 births|1967 deaths|20th-century American politicians|American military personnel of World War II|Boston City Council members|Harvard University alumni|Massachusetts Republicans|Massachusetts state senators|Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives|People from Dedham, Massachusetts |
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