| 词条 | Paul G. Kirk Sr. |
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|image = |imagesize = | name = Paul G. Kirk Sr. |birth_name=Paul Grattan Kirk | birth_date = {{birth date|1905|09|25}} | birth_place = East Boston | death_date = {{death date and age|1981|08|02|1905|09|25}} | death_place = Centerville, Massachusetts |restingplace = | nationality = | website = | occupation = | residence = | party = | spouse = | alma_mater = Harvard College Harvard Law School | title = Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court | term_start = 1960 | term_end = 1970 | nominator = Foster Furcolo | predecessor = Edward A. Counihan | successor = Robert Braucher | title2 = Massachusetts Commissioner of Public Safety | term_start2 = 1934 | term_end2 = 1937 | predecessor2 = Daniel Needham | successor2 = Eugene M. McSweeney |allegiance={{flag|United States}} |branch=United States Army |serviceyears=1922–1945 |rank= Brigadier General |battles= |awards= }} Paul Grattan Kirk (September 25, 1904 – August 2, 1981) was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Early lifeKirk was born on September 25, 1904 in East Boston. He was the tenth of John and Maud's fourteen children. He graduated from The English High School in 1922, Harvard University in 1926, and Harvard Law School in 1929. After law school he joined the firm of Hale & Dorr. On September 19, 1934, he married Josephine O'Connell. The ceremony was performed by her uncle, Cardinal William Henry O'Connell.[1] Military careerOn June 23, 1922, Kirk enlisted in the 2nd Battalion of the 101st Field Artillery Regiment. He later served as a staff sergeant and on May 1, 1924 was commissioned as a second lieutenant. He was promoted to first lieutenant on December 1, 1925, captain on November 16, 1927, major on July 23, 1930. In 1931 he was appointed to the military staff of Governor Joseph Ely. On June 18, 1934 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel.[1] In January 1941, Kirk's National Guard unit was called into active service. During World War II he served in the European theatre.[3] During his time in Europe he saw action in North Africa, Italy, France, Germany, and Czechoslovakia and won five battle stars.[2][3] He served as an Army officer and eventually became commander of the 101st Engineers.[4] In 1943, he left the 101st to take an assignment with the Army Military Government in Italy reorganizing the royal military police.[2][5] In 1944 he joined the general staff of the 7th U.S. Army and Sixth United States Army Group. He was discharged from the Army in 1945 with the brevet rank of brigadier general.[2] Commissioner of Public SafetyIn October 1934, Governor Ely appointed Kirk to the position of Commissioner of Public Safety.[1] He was sworn in on October 3, 1934.[6] He was retained by Ely's successor, James Michael Curley. Judicial careerIn December 1937, Kirk was appointed to a judgeship on the Suffolk County Superior Court by Governor Charles F. Hurley.[3] On November 23, 1960, Kirk was nominated by Governor Foster Furcolo to fill a vacancy on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.[4] He retired from the court on December 15, 1970.[7] Personal life and deathFollowing his retirement, Kirk moved from Newton, Massachusetts to Centerville, Massachusetts. Kirk died suddenly on August 2, 1981 at his home. He was survived by his two sons, Paul Jr. and Edward, and three daughters, Josephine, Kathleen, and Maud.[3] One of his sons-in-law was ice hockey player and coach Bill Cleary.[2] References1. ^1 2 {{cite news|last=Dineen|first=Joseph|title=Kirk, A Child Prodigy Who Heads State Police|work=The Boston Daily Globe|date=September 30, 1934}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Kirk Sr, Paul G}}2. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite news|last1=Leary|first1=Robert V.|title=New Appointee to State Supreme Bench: Kirk Thrives on Hard Work|work=The Boston Globe|date=December 4, 1960}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite news|last1=Buchanan|first1=William|title=Paul G. Kirk, retired justice of Supreme Judicial Court, 76|work=The Boston Globe|date=August 3, 1981}} 4. ^1 {{cite news|title=Furcolo Names Judge Kirk to Supreme Court|work=The Boston Globe|date=November 24, 1960}} 5. ^{{cite news|title=Col. Paul G. Kirk Leaves 101st Regiment for AMG|work=The Boston Daily Globe|date=September 2, 1943}} 6. ^{{cite news|title=Col Kirk Takes Office Today as Public Safety Department Head|work=The Boston Daily Globe|date=October 4, 1934}} 7. ^{{cite news|last1=Harvey|first1=Joseph M.|title=Justice Paul Kirk steps down...briskly|work=The Boston Globe|date=December 17, 1970}} 11 : 1904 births|1981 deaths|American military personnel of World War II|Harvard University alumni|Harvard Law School alumni|Massachusetts National Guard personnel|Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court justices|Lawyers from Boston|People from Centerville, Massachusetts|People from Newton, Massachusetts|Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr people |
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