Charles Francis Hurley (November 24, 1893-March 24, 1946) was a governor of the state of Massachusetts. November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... State nickname: Bay State Other U.S. States Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney Official languages English Area 27,360 km² (44th)  - Land 20,317 km²  - Water 7,043 km² (25. ...

Hurley was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A graduate of Boston College, he served in the United States Navy during World War I. Harvard Square, May 2000 Cambridge is a city in the Greater Boston area in Massachusetts, United States. ... Boston College is a private university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. ...

In 1930, Mr. Hurley was elected Massachusetts State Treasurer and Receiver General, a position he held from 1931 to 1937. In 1936, he was elected Governor of Massachusetts, and served one term from 1937 to 1939. He was defeated for re-election in the 1938 Democratic primary by James Curley. Governor of Massachusetts Part the Second, Chapter II, Section I, Article I of the Massachusetts Constitution reads, There shall be a supreme executive magistrate, who shall be styled, The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; and whose title shall be -- His Excellency. ... James Michael Curley (1874-1958) was an American political figure who served in the United States House of Representatives, as the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, and as governor of Massachusetts. ...

During Governor Hurley's administration, the Fair Trades Laws were passed which regulated the use of private police in strikes, imposed a minimum wage for women and children, and further regulated industrial work. He vetoed a law to require teachers to take loyalty oaths and raised the ire of Georgia's Governor E.D. Rivers by refusing to extradite James Cunningham who had escaped from a Georgia chain gang thirteen years earlier. Hurley also approved a fifth form of municipal government in Massachusetts, called Plan E. This allowed for an appointed town manager and a town committee drawn from a proportional representation of the vote, rather than a collection of majority elected precinct candidates. The minimum wage is the minimum rate a worker can legally be paid (usually per hour) as opposed to wages that are determined by the forces of supply and demand in a free market. ... James Cunningham is the name of several individuals: James Dolan Cunningham, Labour MP in the United Kingdom. ...

Governor Hurley died March 24, 1946, at the age of 52. March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...