Joseph A. Smith

Joseph A. Smith
23rd Sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts[1]
In office
January 1963 – September 1, 1977[1][2]
Preceded by William A. Bennett
Personal details
Died May 25, 2003[3][1]
Worcester, Massachusetts[1]
Resting place Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton, Massachusetts[1]
Nationality American
Spouse(s) Lorena R. Crowley[1]
Children Joseph A. McKenna-Smith;
J. Michael Smith;
Bernard P. Smith;
Bernadette (Smith) Baniukiewicz;
William F. Smith;
Brenda M. Smith-Burke;[1]
Francis X. Smith.[1][4]
Residence Rutland, Massachusetts
Alma mater College of the Holy Cross, University of Notre Dame; Boston University School of Law; 1937[1]
Occupation Corrections Officer
Politician

Joseph A. Smith was an American politician who served as Sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts from 1962 to 1977.[1]

Smith was the son of Dr. Joseph A. and Mary (Dunn) Smith.

From 1941 to 1962 Smith was an F.B.I. special agent. Smith worked as an instructor teaching such things as firearms and federal criminal law. [1]

Smith resigned his position as Sheriff on September 1, 1977 while under investigation by the Massachusetts Attorney General.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 The Boston Herald (May 29, 2003), Obituary; Joseph A. Smith, at 91, former Worcester sheriff, Boston, Massachusetts: The Boston Herald, p. 48.
  2. 1 2 The Boston Globe (September 18, 1977), Former sheriff funneled funds to prison aide, Boston, Massachusetts: The Boston Globe, p. G1.
  3. ↑ Worcester Telegram & Gazette (May 27, 2003), Joseph A. Smith, 91, Worcester, Massachusetts: Worcester Telegram & Gazette
  4. ↑ The Hartford Courant (October 12, 2000), SMITH, FRANCIS X., Hartford, Connecticut: The Hartford Courant, p. B.11.
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