# Julius Ansel

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**Julius Ansel** (March 27, 1908 – March 13, 1965)[1] was an American politician who was a member of the Boston City Council from 1948 to 1951, the [Massachusetts House of Representatives](/source/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives) from 1953 to 1955 and again from 1959 to 1965,[2] and the [Massachusetts Senate](/source/Massachusetts_Senate) in 1965.[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for [Mayor of Boston](/source/List_of_mayors_of_Boston) in [1963](/source/Boston_mayoral_election,_1963).[3]

Ansel was born in [Vilnius](/source/Vilnius), [Russian Empire](/source/Russian_Empire),[4] to Hyman Ansel, who worked as a grocer in Boston, and Bertha Ansel.[5] He immigrated to the United States in 1910 and became a citizen in the 1920s. He left school after the eighth grade.[6] He was wounded in France during World War II and was awarded the [Bronze Star](/source/Bronze_Star).[7][1][2]

Ansel died in [Carney Hospital](/source/Carney_Hospital) in [Dorchester](/source/Dorchester,_Boston), aged 57, after suffering a heart attack.[8][1] A much beloved figure in Boston, Ansel's death brought out thousands of people who mourned him at services at Congregation Agudath Israel in Dorchester and Levine Chapel in Brookline. Then-Governor [John A. Volpe](/source/John_A._Volpe) attended his funeral along with former governors [Foster Furcolo](/source/Foster_Furcolo) and [Endicott Peabody](/source/Endicott_Peabody). *[The Boston Globe](/source/The_Boston_Globe)* noted that along with politicians, "There were judges and there were clergy, Negro and white, Protestant, Catholic and Jew. There were police officers and sheriffs. There were humble men and women. Ansel had touched the life of many people." His widow, Lillian, received a telegram from President [Lyndon B. Johnson](/source/Lyndon_B._Johnson) with the message, "Mrs. Johnson and I are grieved and saddened at the death of your husband. He was a distinguished public servant, a good husband, my valued friend."[9]

## See also

- [1953–1954 Massachusetts legislature](/source/1953%E2%80%931954_Massachusetts_legislature)
- [1959–1960 Massachusetts legislature](/source/1959%E2%80%931960_Massachusetts_legislature)

## References

1. ["Dorchester's Julius Ansel, 57"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121107080649/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/1928506762.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI). *[The Boston Globe](/source/The_Boston_Globe)*. March 14, 1965. Archived from [the original](https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/1928506762.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI) on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2011.

1. [*1963-1964 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts*](https://archive.org/stream/publicofficersof19631964bost#page/82/mode/2up)

1. [*Annual Report of the Election Department*](https://archive.org/stream/annualreportofbo1963bost#page/46/mode/2up). Boston [Election Dept.] 1964. p. 47.

1. *U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940–1947*

1. *1920 United States Federal Census*

1. *1940 United States Federal Census*

1. *U.S., World War II Jewish Servicemen Cards, 1942-1947*

1. ["Sen. Ansel in Hospital After Seizure"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/433748089/?terms=Julius%20Ansel&match=1). *[The Boston Globe](/source/The_Boston_Globe)*. March 11, 1965. p. 44. Retrieved May 22, 2023.

1. ["Thousands Mourn Ansel"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/433777452/?terms=Julius%20Ansel&match=1). *The Boston Globe*. 15 Mar 1965. p. 22. Retrieved May 22, 2023.

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