After the war, Meins served as treasurer of the Sparrow and Meins Chocolate Company.[2]
Political careerEdit
State representativeEdit
Meins was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1923 to 1929. During his tenure he was chairman of the House Committee on Taxation and was a member of the Committee on Rules.[2]
Party leaderEdit
In 1937 he was elected chairman of the Boston Republican Committee.[3]
On May 4, 1938, Meins was elected chairman of the state Republican Party.[4] During his tenure as Chairman, Republican Leverett Saltonstall was elected Governor of Massachusetts. Saltonstall chose Meins to serve as Secretary to the Governor. He was succeeded as party chairman by George W. Schryver on December 14, 1938.[5]
Saltonstall administrationEdit
Meins served as chief secretary to Governor Saltonstall from January 5, 1939, to December 11, 1940, when he accepted an appointment to the State Public Utilities Commission.[6]
Bradford administrationEdit
In 1947, Meins was appointed by Robert F. Bradford to head the newly created Metropolitan Transit Authority.[7] Although Meins had a ten-year term, on January 5, 1949, he and the four other members of the Metropolitan Transit Authority Board of Trustees resigned, as they believed incoming Governor Paul A. Dever was entitled to appoint his own board. Dever had been expected to remove the trustees, as the MTA system had run a $9 million deficit under their leadership.[8]
carroll, meins, carroll, leach, meins, political, figure, served, member, massachusetts, house, representatives, chairman, massachusetts, republican, party, collector, customs, port, boston, member, massachusetts, house, representatives, contents, early, life,. Carroll Leach Meins was a political figure who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party and Collector of Customs for the Port of Boston Carroll Meins member of Massachusetts House of Representatives Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 2 1 State representative 2 2 Party leader 2 3 Saltonstall administration 2 4 Bradford administration 3 Collector of Customs 4 See also 5 ReferencesEarly life EditMeins was born on October 22 1892 in Boston 1 He attended Boston Public Schools and graduated from the High School of Commerce in 1911 During World War I Meins enlisted as a first lieutenant in the Quartermaster Corps of the United States Army He served eighteen months in the American Expeditionary Forces in France 2 After the war Meins served as treasurer of the Sparrow and Meins Chocolate Company 2 Political career EditState representative Edit Meins was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1923 to 1929 During his tenure he was chairman of the House Committee on Taxation and was a member of the Committee on Rules 2 Party leader Edit In 1937 he was elected chairman of the Boston Republican Committee 3 On May 4 1938 Meins was elected chairman of the state Republican Party 4 During his tenure as Chairman Republican Leverett Saltonstall was elected Governor of Massachusetts Saltonstall chose Meins to serve as Secretary to the Governor He was succeeded as party chairman by George W Schryver on December 14 1938 5 Saltonstall administration Edit Meins served as chief secretary to Governor Saltonstall from January 5 1939 to December 11 1940 when he accepted an appointment to the State Public Utilities Commission 6 Bradford administration Edit In 1947 Meins was appointed by Robert F Bradford to head the newly created Metropolitan Transit Authority 7 Although Meins had a ten year term on January 5 1949 he and the four other members of the Metropolitan Transit Authority Board of Trustees resigned as they believed incoming Governor Paul A Dever was entitled to appoint his own board Dever had been expected to remove the trustees as the MTA system had run a 9 million deficit under their leadership 8 Collector of Customs EditIn 1953 Meins was appointed by President Dwight D Eisenhower to serve as Collector of Customs for the Port of Boston He died on September 14 1953 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston 2 See also Edit1923 1924 Massachusetts legislature 1925 1926 Massachusetts legislature 1927 1928 Massachusetts legislatureReferences Edit Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1927 1928 a b c d Carroll L Meins G O P Leader Dies Suddenly The Boston Globe September 15 1953 Meins Heads City G O P Committee The Boston Daily Globe February 16 1937 Meins Heads G O P State Committee The Boston Daily Globe May 5 1938 Schryver Slated to Succeed Meins The Boston Daily Globe December 14 1938 Harris John G December 12 1940 Governor Appoints Lurie to Head State Parole Board The Boston Daily Globe Meins Parkman Among 5 Named to New El Board The Boston Daily Globe June 29 1947 Meins Other 4 Trustees of M T A Quit The Boston Daily Globe January 6 1949 Party political officesPreceded bySinclair Weeks Chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party1938 Succeeded byGeorge W SchryverGovernment officesPreceded byWilliam H Burke Jr Collector of Customs for the Port of Boston1953 Succeeded byMaynard Hutchinson Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carroll Meins amp oldid 1175502265, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
