▁of ▁Park man , ▁Rob b ins , ▁C ough lin ▁and ▁Hann an . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁From ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁Whit ney ▁represented ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁M idd les ex ▁District ▁in ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁ ▁Following ▁Whit ney ' s ▁dis charge ▁from ▁the ▁Army , ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁General ▁Court ▁appointed ▁Whit ney ▁to ▁a ▁vac ant ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Governor ' s ▁Council . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁Whit ney ▁was ▁appointed ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Public ▁Saf ety . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁Whit ney ▁combined ▁his ▁roles ▁as ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Public ▁Saf ety ▁and ▁assistant ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Yan kee ▁Division ▁during ▁a ▁ri ot ▁at ▁the ▁Char l est own ▁State ▁Pr ison . ▁He ▁ordered ▁that ▁a ▁National ▁Guard ▁tank ▁be ▁brought ▁to ▁break ▁down ▁the ▁prison ▁doors ▁as ▁a ▁show ▁of ▁strength . ▁The ▁tank , ▁however , ▁got ▁stuck ▁on ▁the ▁Pr ison ▁Point ▁Bridge . ▁The ▁ri ot ▁ended ▁after ▁ 8 5 ▁hours . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁Democratic ▁Governor ▁F oster ▁Fur colo ▁replaced ▁Whit ney ▁was ▁Public ▁Saf ety ▁Commission er . ▁Fur colo ▁however ▁appointed ▁Whit ney ▁to ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁state ▁ins urance ▁commission er . ▁Whit ney ' s ▁appointment ▁was ▁opposed ▁on ▁political ▁grounds ▁by ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁Robert ▁F . ▁Mur phy , ▁who ▁state ▁that ▁" with ▁