NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts

This is a list of Mayors of Boston, Massachusetts. A mayor (from the Latin mÄior, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... Nickname: City on a Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Solar System), Athens of America Official website: www. ...

Name

Start

End

Notes

John Phillips

1822

Josiah Quincy III

1823

1828

Harrison Gray Otis

1829

1831

Charles Wells

1832

1833

Theodore Lyman, Jr.

1834

1835

Samuel T. Armstrong

1836

Samuel A. Eliot

1837

1839

Jonathan Chapman

1840

1842

Martin Brimmer

1843

1844

Thomas A. Davis

1845

Josiah Quincy, Jr.

1846

1848

John P. Bigelow

1849

1851

Benjamin Seaver

1852

1853

Jerome V. C. Smith

1854

1855

Alexander H. Rice (R)

1856

1857

Frederic W. Lincoln, Jr.

1858

1860

Joseph Wightman

1861

1862

Frederick W. Lincoln, Jr.

1863

1866

Second time

Otis Norcross

1867

Nathaniel B. Shurtleff

1868

1870

William Gaston

1871

1872

Henry L. Pierce

1873

Leonard R. Cutter

1873

Samuel C. Cobb

1874

1876

Frederick O. Prince

1877

Henry L. Pierce

1878

Second time

Frederick O. Prince

1879

1881

Second time

Samuel A. Green

1882

Albert Palmer

1883

Augustus P. Martin

1884

Hugh O'Brien

1885

1888

Thomas N. Hart

1889

1890

Nathan Matthews, Jr.

1891

1894

Edwin Curtis

1895

Josiah Quincy

1896

1899

Thomas N. Hart

1900

1901

Second time

Patrick A. Collins

1903

1905

Daniel A. Whelton

1905

John F. Fitzgerald (D)

1906

1907

George A. Hibbard

1908

1910

John F. Fitzgerald (D)

1910

1913

Second time

James Michael Curley (D)

1914

1917

Andrew J. Peters

1918

1921

James Michael Curley (D)

1922

1925

Second time

Malcolm E. Nichols (R)

1926

1929

James Michael Curley (D)

1930

1933

Third time

Frederick W. Mansfield (D)

1934

1937

Maurice J. Tobin (D)

1938

1944

John E. Kerrigan (D)

1945

James Michael Curley (D)

1946

1949

Fourth time; jailed for 5 months during term

John B. Hynes (D)

1947

Acting mayor during incarceration of Curley

John B. Hynes (D)

1950

1959

Three terms

John F. Collins (D)

1960

1967

Two terms

Kevin H. White (D)

1968

1983

Four terms

Raymond L. Flynn (D)

1984

1993

Three terms

Thomas M. Menino (D)

1993

—

Incumbent; in fourth term

Categories: Incomplete lists | Boston, Massachusetts | Leaders of cities and towns in Massachusetts | Lists of United States politicians | Lists of mayors | Massachusetts politicians | Mayors of Boston Several notable people have been called John Phillips: John Phillips (1935-2001) was a musician and member of The Mamas & the Papas John Phillips (1631-1706) was an author and secretary to John Milton Sir John Phillips (1700-1764) was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1763. ... Josiah Quincy III (February 4, 1772 - July 1, 1864) was a U.S. educator and political figure. ... This article is about the publisher. ... A brewery based in Bedford, England. ... Samuel Turell Armstrong (1784 - 1850) was a U.S. political figure. ... Josiah Quincy, Jr. ... Alexander Hamilton Rice (August 30, 1818 - July 22, 1895) was Governor of Massachusetts from 1876 to 1878. ... William Gaston (September 19, 1778 - January 23, 1844) was a United States Representative from North Carolina. ... Hugh OBrien (July 13, 1827 - 1895) was the mayor of Boston, from 1884-1888. ... For the American author John Fitzgerald, see John D. Fitzgerald. ... James Michael Curley (November 20, 1874-November 12, 1958) was an American political figure who served in the United States House of Representatives, as the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, and as governor of Massachusetts. ... Maurice Joseph Tobin (May 22, 1901â€“July 19, 1953) was a Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, governor of the U.S. state of Massachusetts, and U.S. Secretary of Labor. ... John Hynes (1897 - 1970), U.S. political figure; mayor of Boston 1950-1960. ... John F. Collins (1919-1995) was the mayor of Boston from 1960 to 1968. ... Kevin H. White was Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts from 1968-83. ... Raymond Leo Flynn (born July 22, 1939) also known as Ray Flynn was the Mayor of Boston from 1984 to 1993, and later the American ambassador to the Vatican (1993 - 1997) under President Bill Clinton. ... Thomas Michael Menino (born December 27, 1942) is the current mayor of Boston, Massachusetts and the citys first Italian-American mayor. ...