Carl A. Sheridan

Carl A. Sheridan (March 24, 1908 – January 29, 1989) was an American attorney and government official who was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Massachusetts Governor's Council and served as commissioner of administration and finance and commissioner of public works.

Early life
Sheridan was born on March 24, 1908, in Framingham, Massachusetts. He attended Framingham public schools, Antioch College, and Suffolk Law School.

Political career
Sheridan represented the 8th Middlesex District in the from 1941 until 1945, when he was appointed a vacancy on the Massachusetts Governor's Council caused by the death of Frank A. Brooks. He did not seek reelection and was succeeded by Otis M. Whitney.

In 1953, Sheridan was appointed commissioner of administration and finance by Governor Christian Herter. In 1956, Herter appointed Sheridan to fill the unexpired term of public works commissioner John A. Volpe. He left the public works department in 1957 to return to the private sector.

Later life
After leaving state government, Sheridan worked as an attorney and served as Framingham's town moderator. He died on January 29, 1989.