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Politician in Massachusetts, US
Lawrence Francis Bretta
Mayor of Somerville
In office
January 1, 1962 – July 17, 1967
Preceded byHarold W. Wells
Succeeded byJohn R. Havican (acting)
Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1959 – 1962
Preceded byHarold A. Palmer
Succeeded byJoseph Thomas Travalini
Constituency24th Middlesex district
Chairman of the
Somerville School Committee
In office
1958 – 1958
Member of the
Somerville School Committee
In office
1956 – 1962
Personal details
BornJanuary 12, 1928
Somerville, Massachusetts
DiedSeptember 2, 2006
Medford, Massachusetts
Resting placeOak Grove Cemetery, Medford, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJoan E. Benway
Conviction(s)
  • Solicitation
  • bribery
Criminal penaltyFour years (federal)

Lawrence Francis Bretta (January 12, 1928 – September 2, 2006) was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and as the Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts. He was regional director of the General Service Administration until his resignation in February 1984 while under investigation on corruption charges. He pleaded guilty to a federal indictment alleging solicitation and acceptance of bribes on connection with the location of a federal Social Security office in the Mystic Mall in Chelsea, Massachusetts and was sentenced to four years in prison. He was released in 1988.

References

  1. "Havican Takes Over As Somerville Mayor". The Boston Globe. July 17, 1967.
  2. ^ Hayden, Irving N. (1961), Public officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1961–1962, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, p. 105
  3. ^ Chadwick, Thomas A. (1963), Public officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1963–1964, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, p. 297
  4. Hayden, Irving N. (1957), Public officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1957–1958, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, p. 251
  5. ^ "BRETTA, Honorable Lawrence F.", The Boston Globe, September 5, 2006
  6. ^ "OBITUARY; At 78, former Somerville Mayor Lawrence F. Bretta", Boston Herald, p. 31, September 5, 2006
  7. "EX-NEW ENGLAND OFFICIAL INDICTED ON COUNT OF ATTEMPTED EXTORTION". New York Times. August 15, 1984. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
Political offices
Preceded byHarold W. Wells Mayor of
Somerville, Massachusetts
January 1, 1962 – July 17, 1967 		Succeeded byJames F. Brennan
Preceded byHarold A. Palmer Massachusetts State Representative
24th Middlesex District
January 1959 – January 1962 		Succeeded byJoseph Thomas Travalini


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