predecessor successor office term_start article_title term_end name
frank e. lyman joseph cairnes '' first '' herman a. macdonald john a. volpe john t. driscoll commissioner authority of public works chairman of the massachusetts turnpike 1934 1946 1952 william f. callahan
 1939 1953 april 20 , 1964 william f. callahan
william f. callahan

william francis callahan -lrb- june 12 , 1891 -- april 20 , 1964 -rrb- was a massachusetts civil servant who served as commissioner of public works from and chairman of the massachusetts turnpike authority from 1952 until his death in 1964 .
callahan developed the master highway plan for metropolitan boston , which included the southwest corridor project .
the callahan tunnel is named after his son who was killed in action during the second world war .
he died on april 20 , 1964 in massachusetts .
