1894 Boston mayoral election

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1894 Boston mayoral election
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  Edwin Upton Curtis (1861-1922) (2).png Francis Peabody Jr. (1854-1938).jpg
Candidate Edwin Upton Curtis Francis Peabody Jr.
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote34,98232,425
Percentage51.0%47.3%
Mayor before election

Nathan Matthews Jr.
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Edwin Upton Curtis
Republican

The 1894 Boston mayoral election occurred on Tuesday, December 11, 1894. Republican nominee Edwin Upton Curtis defeated Democratic nominee Francis Peabody Jr., and two other contenders, to win election as Mayor of Boston. [1]

Contents

This was the last Boston mayoral election for a one-year term; the city charter was changed in June 1895, [2] increasing the mayoral term to two years.

Curtis was inaugurated on Monday, January 7, 1895. [3]

Candidates

Results

CandidatesGeneral Election [7]
Votes%
R Edwin Upton Curtis 34,982
D Francis Peabody Jr. 32,425
PPhinehas P. Field868
PROAbijah Hall305
all others8

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References

  1. ↑ "CURTIS ELECTED" . The Boston Globe . December 12, 1894. p. 1. Retrieved March 24, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  2. ↑ "CHARTER AMENDED" . The Boston Globe . June 2, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved March 13, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  3. ↑ "Boston's New Mayor". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Connecticut. January 8, 1895. p. 2. Retrieved March 24, 2018– via newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 "Boston Mayoralty Nominations". The New York Times . November 24, 1894. p. 2. Retrieved March 24, 2018– via newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "PEABODY LEADS UNITED PARTY" . The Boston Globe . November 17, 1894. p. 1. Retrieved March 24, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  6. ↑ "Political Notes". The Salt Lake Herald. Salt Lake City. November 20, 1894. p. 4. Retrieved March 24, 2018– via newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Boston Mayor Race - Dec 11, 1894". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 24, 2018– via archive.org.

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