Hurley was born on Buttonwood Street in the Boston neighborhood of Dorchester.[3] Hurley attended St. Margaret's Grammar School in Boston, he was a 1926 graduate of Boston College High School, and a 1930 graduate of Boston College.[2][3]
Family
Hurley married Margaret M. Lee of Dorchester, Massachusetts.[1] The couple had two children: a daughter, Janice L. Hurley, and a son, John E. Hurley, Jr.[2][3]
Hurley was again elected Treasurer in the 1948 election, and served from 1949 until his resignation in 1952.[3]
In 1952 Hurley had been running for reelection, but Governor Dever appointed Hurley clerk of the Boston Municipal Court. Hurley resigned as State Treasurer and Governor Dever then appointed Foster Furcolo to the office. Hurley served as clerk of the Boston Municipal Court until he retired in 1976.[2][3]
Death and burial
After a brief illness Hurley died in Milton Hospital, Milton, Massachusetts and was interred in Mount Benedict Cemetery, West Roxbury, Massachusetts.[2][3]
