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Joseph M. Downes

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Joseph M. Downes
65th Mayor of
Lowell, Massachusetts
In office
1962–1963
Preceded byRaymond J. Lord
Succeeded byEllen A. Sampson
Member of the
Lowell, Massachusetts
City Council[1]
Personal details
BornLowell, Massachusetts[1]
Resting placeTewksbury Cemetery [1]
OccupationPolice officer
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUS Navy[1]
Battles/warsWorld War II[1]

Joseph M. Downes (died November 16, 1993) was the sixty fifth Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts.[1]

Downes graduated from Lowell High School in 1937. Downes played baseball with the Boston Braves organization after his high school graduation.[1]

During World War II Downes served in the Pacific on the USS Estes.[1]

After World War II, beginning in 1946, Downes served for twenty years as a member of the Lowell police force.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i The Boston Globe (November 19, 1993), Joseph M. Downes, 74 Former mayor of Lowell, Boston, MA: The Boston Globe, p. Page 24.
Political offices
Preceded by 36th Mayor of
Lowell, Massachusetts

1962-1963
Succeeded by