John W. Lyons
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John W. Lyons was mayor of Cambridge, Mass.
from January 1938 to July 22, 1941. He was arrested in office under 66 charges for bribery and conspiracy with contractor Paul Mannos. Both were sentenced on March 21, 1941 to three to four years each in State prison, as well as two years in the House of Correction
after. This happened while Lyons and Mannos were working together on the City of Cambridge's
$2,000,000 municipal building program. Lyons also named Mannos a former political associate while he ran for mayor in 1938.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
from January 1938 to July 22, 1941. He was arrested in office under 66 charges for bribery and conspiracy with contractor Paul Mannos. Both were sentenced on March 21, 1941 to three to four years each in State prison, as well as two years in the House of Correction
House of Correction
The house of correction was a type of establishment built after the passing of the Elizabethan Poor Law , places where those who were "unwilling to work", including vagrants and beggars, were set to work. The building of houses of correction came after the passing of an amendment to the Elizabethan...
after. This happened while Lyons and Mannos were working together on the City of Cambridge's
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
$2,000,000 municipal building program. Lyons also named Mannos a former political associate while he ran for mayor in 1938.