January 20, 1959. Later that year he was appointed by Governor Foster Furcolo to serve as commissioner of public safety. Following the election of Republican Governor John A. Volpe in 1960, Goguen made an effort to retain his job. Volpe's first choice to replace Goguen, Robert H. Beaudreau, asked Volpe to withdraw his nomination because he felt the Democratic-controlled Executive Council was obstructing his nomination in order to keep Goguen. Volpe's second nominee, Frank S. Giles, was confirmed by the council on July 20, 1961, ending Goguen's tenure as commissioner. Goguen was an alternate delegate to the 1932, 1952, and 1956 Democratic National Conventions. See also 1931–1932 Massachusetts legislature 1933–1934 Massachusetts legislature References 1899 births 1982 deaths American people of Acadian descent Assumption College faculty College of the Holy Cross alumni Massachusetts city council members People from Fitchburg, Massachusetts People from Leominster, Massachusetts Secretaries of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts United States Marshals Democratic Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 20th-century American politicians