Edward Hanley (state cabinet secretary)
| Edward Hanley | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of Administration & Finance | |
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In office 1979–1981 |
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| Governor | Edward J. King |
| Preceded by | John R. Buckley |
| Succeeded by | David M. Bartley |
| Interim Executive Director of Massachusetts Port Authority | |
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In office 1974–1975 |
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| Preceded by | Edward J. King |
| Succeeded by | David W. Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mission Hill, Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | June 12, 2007 (aged 79) Westwood, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Theresa Connors |
| Children | 8 |
| Alma mater |
Bentley College Boston College Boston College Law School |
Edward Thomas Hanley was an American government official who served as Massachusetts Secretary of Administration and Finance and vice chairman of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority. He was a close aide to Edward J. King beginning during their days at the Massachusetts Port Authority.
Hanley was born in Mission Hill to Irish immigrants. His father was a taxicab driver. During his youth, Hanley sold peanuts at Fenway Park and attended Mission Hill Grammar School. He credited the School Sisters of Notre Dame, who ran the Mission Hill Grammar School, for his drive to seek a way out of poverty. During World War II, Hanley served in the United States Navy. He also worked as a bartender in Mission Hill. During this time, he met Theresa Connors, a nursing student. The couple married in 1956 would have eight children, one of whom died during infancy.
After the war, Hanley attended Bentley's School of Accounting and Finance (now Bentley University) on the G.I. Bill and became a certified public accountant. In 1958 earned a business degree from Boston College. He then attended Boston College Law School at night. He got his law degree in 1962 and passed the bar that same year.
In 1953, Hanley met Edward J. King, a fellow accountant at Lybrand, Ross Brothers & Montgomery (now PricewaterhouseCoopers). In 1960, when King became secretary-treasurer of the Massachusetts Port Authority, Hanley joined him as comptroller. When King was promoted to executive director in 1963, Hanley succeeded him as secretary-treasurer. During their tenure at Massport, King and Hanley worked on immensely expanding Boston's Logan Airport. Hanley was praised by Massport board member John Larkin Thompson for his management of the port authority's financial affairs. When King was fired by the Massachusetts Port Authority Board of Directors in 1974, Hanley served as interim executive director for several months before leaving to start a private tax law practice with John J. Egan, the father-in-law of King's brother. He was also appointed to the board of directors of Catholic Charities USA and Blue Shield of Massachusetts.
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