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Timilty, Roxbury Ward Leader, Dies at 68
James P. Timilty, longtime Roxbury ward boss and friend of Coolidge, died after a career as a straight-talking political power. Born in Boston in 18, he built influence as a labor ally, senator, and contractor, guiding campaigns and aiding neighbors and union workers before illness ended his public fight.
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James P. Timilty
Coolidge
Peters
Jim” Timilty
Boston
Manly
John IF. Fitzgerald
Hoston
Fitzgerald
Timilty
Colling
Daniel A. Whelton
Edward J. Donovan
Martin M. Lomasney
James Donovan
Jim
Diamond Jim
Thailty
Roxbury
Massachusetts Senate
Calvin Coolidge
Senate
Andrew J. Peters
State Senate
Congress
James M. Curley
Curley
Post
Roxbury Jims
Delia Craven
Hough's Neck
Santa Claus
Mrs. Timilty
Executive Council
Lewis R. Sullivan
Sharon
Boston Public
Boston Street Department
Boston Board of Aldermen
Democratic City Committee
Central Construction Company