Frederick Richard Sullivan (1905 – January 19, 1968) was an American politician who served as sheriff of Suffolk County, Massachusetts from 1939 to 1968.
[2] After earning his graduate degree, Sullivan worked for the Atlantic Precision Instrument Co. before going into the insurance business.
[3] In 1939, Suffolk County Sheriff John F. Dowd resigned while under criminal corruption investigation.
[4] He won a full term in 1940 by defeating city councilor and state senator John E. Kerrigan, state senator Edward C. Carroll, and former Boston city assessor Timothy W. Murphy in the Democratic primary.
[5] In 1943 he joined the United States Army, where he earned as Bronze Star for moving vital cargo while commanding a quartermaster group.