William J. Day

William J. Day (November 18, 1876 – May 30, 1950[1]) was a judge from South Boston, Massachusetts and the ninth state deputy of the Massachusetts Knights of Columbus.[2][3][4][1] William J. Day Boulevard is named for him.

Day was born on November 18, 1876, in South Boston and died on May 30, 1950, in Dorchester, Massachusetts.[1] He received a bachelor's degree from Boston College and a law degree from Boston University.[1]

With his wife, Anna F. McCarron,[1] he was the father of Louise Day Hicks.[2][3] He had a son, John T. Day, and three other children.[5] He was appointed a judge by Governor David I. Walsh.[1] He is buried at Old Calvary Cemetery in West Roxbury, Massachusetts.[5]

References
  1. Lapomardo 1992, p. 27.
  2. Feeney, Mark (October 22, 2003). "Louise Day Hicks, icon of tumult, dies". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
  3. "Louise Day Hicks, Representative from Massachusetts". Washington, D.C.: United States House of Representatives. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
  4. Reed, Christopher (October 29, 2003). "Obituary: Louise Day Hicks". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
  5. Lapomardo 1992, p. 29.

Works cited
Lapomarda, S.J., Vincent A. (1992). The Knights of Columbus in Massachusetts (second ed.). Norwood, Massachusetts: Knights of Columbus Massachusetts State Council.


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