Eugene Hultman

Eugene C. Hultman (July 13, 1875 – April 22, 1945) was an American political figure who held numerous positions in state and local government in Massachusetts, including Chairman of the Metropolitan District Commission, Commissioner of the Boston Police, Fire, and Building Departments, and member of the Massachusetts General Court.

[2] In 1920 he was appointed state Fuel Administrator and chairman of the Commission on the Necessaries of Life by Governor Calvin Coolidge.

[3] In January 1930, Nichols' successor James Michael Curley moved Hultman to the position of Building Commissioner.

[5] During his tenure as police commissioner, Hultman fought against the city's racketeers and gangsters and opposed civil service examinations for captains, desiring to appoint them himself.

Hultman died of a heart attack on April 22, 1945, at his summer home in Duxbury, Massachusetts.