Background
Hurley was born on Buttonwood Street in the Boston neighborhood of Dorchester.
Hurley was born on Buttonwood Street in the Boston neighborhood of Dorchester.
Hurley attended Saint Margaret"s Grammar School in Boston, he was a 1926 graduate of Boston College High School, and a 1930 graduate of Boston College.
Hurley married Margaret M. Lee of Dorchester, Massachusetts. Massachusetts House of Representatives
After his graduation from Boston College in 1930, Hurley ran for the Massachusetts House of Representatives. At the age of 21, Hurley was elected to represent Boston"s Ward 16 in the legislature, serving from 1931 to 1935.
Executive Secretary to Massachusetts Attorney General Paul Dever
When in 1934 fellow representative Paul Dever was elected Massachusetts Attorney General, Hurley became his executive secretary.
Treasurer of Massachusetts
Hurley was elected Massachusetts Treasurer in 1944 and he served from 1945 to 1947. Hurley was again elected Treasurer in the 1948 election, he served from 1949 to 1952.
In 1952 Hurley had been running for reelection, however Governor Dever appointed Hurley clerk of the Boston Municipal Court. Hurley resigned and Governor Dever then appointed Foster Furcolo to the State Treasurer"s office.
Hurley served as clerk of the Boston Municipal Court until he retired in 1976.
After a brief illness Hurley died in Milton Hospital, Milton, Massachusetts and was interred in Mount Benedict Cemetery, West Roxbury, Massachusetts.