Fred Cain
Fred F. Cain (November 5, 1909 – May 17, 1977) was an American politician.
Cain was born in Arlington, Massachusetts on November 5, 1909, and attended Woburn Memorial High School.[1] He became a salesman, and in 1936, began running his own car dealership.[1] He became known as a proponent for widening and adding more exits to Interstate 93.[2] In 1964, Cain ended his involvement with the dealership he had founded, to run for a seat on the Massachusetts House of Representatives, on which he served a total of twelve years.[1][2] From at least 1971 to 1975 he held the 25th Middlesex district seat.[3] He then won election from the 36th Middlesex district in 1974 and 1976.[3] Cain died on May 17, 1977, at Massachusetts General Hospital, aged 67.[1][2] His wife Ann died in 2011, aged 99.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Fred F. Cain died Tuesday" (PDF). Wilmington Town Crier. May 18, 1977. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-02-13. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ a b c Neilson, Larz F. (May 20, 2017). "History: Fred Cain's work still benefits Wilmington". Wilmington Town Crier. Archived from the original on 2022-02-13. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ a b "Fred F. Cain (D)". Massachusetts Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 2022-02-13. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ "Ann T. Cain". Boston Globe. May 23, 2011. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- 1909 births
- 1977 deaths
- Massachusetts automobile salespeople
- Democratic Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- 20th-century American legislators
- People from Arlington, Massachusetts
- People from Wilmington, Massachusetts
- Businesspeople from Massachusetts
- 20th-century American businesspeople
- 20th-century Massachusetts politicians