LEGAL · MA · 1958-1963
Edward J. McCormack Jr.
Attorney General · Democrat · Massachusetts
On the record
Lost 1962 Senate primary to Ted Kennedy
Background
Edward J. McCormack Jr. served as Attorney General of Massachusetts from 1958–1963 (5 years). Took office after George Fingold; succeeded by Edward W. Brooke. Note: Lost 1962 Senate primary to Ted Kennedy. Same-year political environment (1958): Governor Foster Furcolo.
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