caption lieutenant predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place party title office birth_date order term_start image article_title term_end name
furcolo as governor , 1958 robert f. murphy christian herter john e. hurley charles r. clason john a. volpe john francis kennedy edward boland 5 july 1995 new haven , connecticut , u.s. cambridge , massachusetts , u.s. democrat treasurer and receiver-general of massachusetts governor of massachusetts 29 july 1911 60th massachusetts 's 2nd district member of the u.s. house of representatives from january 3 , 1949 3 , 1957 july 5 , 1952 january foster furcolo , 60th governor of massachusetts.jpg foster furcolo
 january 1952 5 , 1961 january 1955 september 30 , foster furcolo
foster furcolo

john foster furcolo -lrb- july 29 , 1911 -- july 5 , 1995 -rrb- was a massachusetts politician and the state 's 60th governor .
he also represented the state as a member of the united states house of representatives , and held a variety of other government offices in massachusetts .
he was the first italian-american governor of the state , and an active promoter of community colleges .
