James Michael Curley was an American Democratic politician from Boston, Massachusetts. He served four terms as mayor of Boston from 1914 to 1955. Curley ran for mayor in every election for which he was legally qualified. He was twice convicted of criminal behavior and notably served time in prison during his last term as mayor. He also served a single term as governor of Massachusetts. He is remembered as one of the most colorful figures in Massachusetts politics.
Malcolm Edwin Nichols was a journalist and American politician. Nichols served as the Mayor of Boston in the late 1920s. He came from a Boston Brahmin family and is the most recent Republican to serve in that post.
The mayor of Boston is the head of the municipal government in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Boston has a mayor–council government. Boston's mayoral elections are nonpartisan, and elect a mayor to a four-year term; there are no term limits. The mayor's office is in Boston City Hall, in Government Center.
Frederick William Mansfield was an American politician who served as the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts.
John E. Kerrigan was an American politician, the acting mayor of Boston in 1945 after then-Mayor Maurice J. Tobin became governor of Massachusetts.
Andrew James Peters was an American politician who served as the Mayor of Boston and as a member of the United States House of Representatives. He is today best remembered for being a suspect in the death of Starr Faithfull.
The Boston mayoral election of 1951 occurred on Tuesday, November 6, 1951, between Mayor of Boston John B. Hynes and former Mayor James Michael Curley. Hynes was elected to his second term.
Henry Parkman Jr. was an American politician who served in various offices in Massachusetts and the United States federal government.
The Boston mayoral election of 1949 occurred on Tuesday, November 8, 1949, between incumbent Mayor of Boston James Michael Curley, city clerk and former acting mayor John B. Hynes, and three other candidates. Hynes was elected to his first term.
The Boston mayoral election of 1945 occurred on Tuesday, November 6, 1945. Former Mayor of Boston James Michael Curley defeated acting mayor John E. Kerrigan and four other candidates.
William Arthur Reilly was an American political figure from Boston who served as the city's deputy mayor and fire commissioner and was member of the school committee and finance commission.
The Boston mayoral election of 1941 occurred on Tuesday, November 4, 1941. Incumbent Mayor Maurice J. Tobin defeated former Mayor James Michael Curley and two others.
The Boston mayoral election of 1937 occurred on Tuesday, November 2, 1937. Boston School Committee member Maurice J. Tobin defeated five other candidates, including former mayors James Michael Curley and Malcolm Nichols.
William J. Foley was an American attorney and politician who served as District Attorney of Suffolk County, Massachusetts from 1927 until his death 1952.
The Boston mayoral election of 1929 occurred on Tuesday, November 5, 1929. Former Mayor of Boston James Michael Curley defeated two other candidates to be elected mayor for the third time.
The Boston mayoral election of 1925 occurred on Tuesday, November 3, 1925. Malcolm Nichols, a former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Massachusetts Senate, defeated nine other candidates to be elected mayor.
The Boston mayoral election of 1921 occurred on Tuesday, December 13, 1921. James Michael Curley, who had previously served as Mayor of Boston (1914–1918), was elected for the second time, defeating three other candidates.
The Boston mayoral election of 1917 occurred on Tuesday, December 18, 1917. Andrew James Peters, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, defeated incumbent Mayor of Boston James Michael Curley and two other candidates.
The Boston mayoral election of 1905 took place on Tuesday, December 12, 1905. Democratic nominee John F. Fitzgerald defeated Republican nominee Louis A. Frothingham and four other contenders to win election to his first term as Mayor of Boston. Ahead of the general election, primary elections had been held on Thursday, November 16, 1905.
The Boston mayoral election of 1903 occurred on Tuesday, December 15, 1903. Democratic incumbent Patrick Collins defeated Republican nomknee George N. Swallow and two other contenders to win a second term.
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