Preceded by Dewey G. Archambault Role Politician | Name George Ashe Political party Democratic | |
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Succeeded by Joseph J. Sweeney(Acting mayor) Spouse(s) Margaret Mary Grady; m. February 14th 1940; d July 23rd 1954.Helen M; Henderson m. August 15th 1956. Alma mater St. Patrick's Grammar School; St. Patrick's Academy Died May 1975, Lowell, Massachusetts, United States | ||
George T. Ashe (February 6, 1905 – May 1975) was an American politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and as the fifty fifth Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts. Ashe was the last administrative mayor of Lowell. In 1944 Lowell adopted the Massachusetts "Plan E" form of municipal government, under which the office of the mayor became a strictly ceremonial one.
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Early life
Ashe was born February 6, 1905, in Lowell, Massachusetts, to John Joseph and Mary Ellen (Sullivan) Ashe.
Corruption conviction
In October 1942 Ashe was convicted on charges of conspiracy involving bribery for city purchases. In November 1942 Ashe was sentenced to a year in the House of Correction by Judge Vincent T. Erogna. He began his sentence on December 22, 1942.
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