Edward John Voke ( February 24 , 1889 – April 10 , 1965 ) was the 36th mayor of Chelsea , Massachusetts from 1936 to 1941 . In 1946 , he was nominated as Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Judicial Court by then-governor Maurice J. Tobin , a position he served until his death in 1965 . He was a member of the prominent Chelsea political family , having been the brother of Fire Chief Charles G. Voke and City Clerk Richard A. Voke . Voke also served as a delegate to the 1940 Democratic National Convention in Chicago , Illinois . He was also a Triple-A ( baseball ) pitcher in his youth and a close friend of Joseph P. Kennedy , Sr . Voke 's father , Alfred R. Voke , was a native of Portsmouth , England who came to Boston in his childhood . Voke 's mother , Julia Crowley , was born in the North End of Boston , both of her parents having come from County Cork
1940 Democratic National Convention
1940 Democratic National Convention
Edward J. Voke