Fred Jefferson Burrell was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives

Massachusetts House of Representatives

The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...

 and as Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts

Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts

The Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts is an executive officer, elected state-wide every four years....

 from January 21, 1920–September 3, 1920.

1917 Massachusetts Constitutional Convention

In 1916 the Massachusetts legislature and electorate approved a calling of a Constitutional Convention. In May 1917, Burell was elected to serve as a member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1917, representing the 26th Middlesex District of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

Massachusetts Treasurer

Elected Treasurer in 1919, Burrell resigned from the position on September 3, 1920 following an investigation by a special legislative committee, which revealed that banks using the services of an advertising agency owned by Burrell received increased amounts of state money.

Burrell ran for Treasurer twice after his resignation, losing to Charles F. Hurley

Charles F. Hurley

Charles Francis Hurley was the 54th Governor of the U.S. state of Massachusetts.1937-1939Governor Charles Hurley's administration increased the regulation of labor practices and emphasized individual rights. Hurley was born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts...

 in 1930 and John E. Hurley

John E. Hurley

John E. Hurley was an American politician who served as a Massachusetts State Representative, and the Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts.-Early life and education:...

in 1944.