Background
Hennessey, Edward Francis was born on April 20, 1919 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Thomas M. and Winifred C. (Tracey) Hennessey.
Hennessey, Edward Francis was born on April 20, 1919 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Thomas M. and Winifred C. (Tracey) Hennessey.
Bachelor of Science cum laude, Northeastern University, 1941. Doctor of Laws, Northeastern University, 1976. Bachelor of Laws cum laude, Boston University, 1949.
Doctor of Laws, Boston University, 1976. Doctor of Laws, Suffolk University, 1974. Doctor of Laws, New England School Law, 1974.
Worked at Martin, Magnuson, McCarthy & Kenney. Admitted to the bar, 1949, Massachusetts. Editor, Boston University Law Review, 1949.
Editor in Chief, Massachusetts Law Review, 1961-1964.
Adjunct Professor, Boston University School of Law, 1989. Justice, Superior Court of Massachusetts, 1967-1971.
Justice, 1971-1989 and Chief Justice, 1975-1989, Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Military: Captain, United States.
Army, 1941-1945.
Served to captain United States Army, 1941-1945. Fellow American Bar Association. Member Boston Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association, National Conference of Chief Justices (president 1985-1986), National Center for State Court Justices (president 1985-1986).
Married Elizabeth Ann O'Toole, October 15, 1945. 1 daughter, Beth Annual.