Andrew Berkley Lattimore

Last updated

Andrew Berkley Lattimore (August 1852 - December 14, 1907) was a politician in Massachusetts. Serving in the Boston Common Council, [1] he then served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives during the 1889 Massachusetts legislature and 1890 Massachusetts legislature. He was appointed to a 1-year term as a constable. [2] He was born in August 1852 in Hampton, Virginia and was educated at the Hampton Colored Institute. He moved to Boston in 1886 and was elected to the ward 9 common council where he served for two years. He died December 14, 1907, at home in Boston after a lingering illness, and was survived by a wife and two sons. [3]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Everett, Massachusetts</span> City in Massachusetts, United States

Everett is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, directly north of Boston, bordering the neighborhood of Charlestown. The population was 49,075 at the time of the 2020 United States Census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John F. Fitzgerald</span> American politician

John Francis "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald was an American Democratic politician from Boston, Massachusetts. Fitzgerald served as mayor of Boston and a member of the United States House of Representatives. He also made unsuccessful runs for the United States Senate in 1916 and 1942 and governor of Massachusetts in 1922. Fitzgerald maintained a high profile in the city whether in or out of office, and his theatrical style of campaigning and charisma earned him the nickname "Honey Fitz".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Malcolm Nichols</span> American politician

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mayor of Boston</span> Head of municipal government in Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Patrick Collins (mayor)</span> American politician

Patrick Andrew Collins was an American politician lawyer who served as mayor of Boston and as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robert Travaglini</span> American politician

Robert Edward Travaglini is an American politician and lobbyist. From 2003 to 2007, Travaglini served as President of the Massachusetts Senate. He represented the first Middlesex and Suffolk senate district, encompassing portions of Boston, Cambridge, Revere, and Winthrop.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Edward Lawrence Logan</span> American politician

Edward Lawrence Logan was an American lawyer, judge, military officer, and politician. While still a student, Logan enlisted in the Massachusetts 9th infantry during the Spanish–American War. Upon returning to Boston, he ran successfully for a seat on the Boston Common Council in 1899, and subsequently won election to the Massachusetts state legislature as both a representative, and later as a state senator. Rising to the rank of major general following World War I, he was given command of the 26th Infantry Division of the United States Army. Logan was instrumental in the post–World War I reorganization of that unit, as well as the Massachusetts National Guard. He went on to serve as head of the American Legion's Department of Massachusetts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Beaconsfield station (MBTA)</span> Light rail station in Brookline, Massachusetts, US

Beaconsfield is an MBTA light rail station in Brookline, Massachusetts. It serves the Green Line D branch. It is located off Dean Road and Beaconsfield Road just south of Beacon Street. Like the other stops on the line, it was a commuter rail station on the Boston and Albany Railroad's Highland branch until 1958, when the line was closed and converted to a branch of what is now the Green Line. The station reopened along with the rest of the line in 1959.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andrew J. Peters</span> American politician

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 Massachusetts Democratic Party (MassDems) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in Massachusetts. It is chaired by Steve Kerrigan and is the dominant party in the state, controlling all nine of the state's U.S. House seats, both U.S. Senate seats, all six elected statewide offices including the governorship, and supermajorities in both houses of the state legislature.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Boston City Council</span> Municipal council of Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

The Boston City Council is the legislative branch of government for the city of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is made up of 13 members: 9 district representatives and 4 at-large members. Councillors are elected to two-year terms and there is no limit on the number of terms an individual can serve. Boston uses a strong-mayor form of government in which the city council acts as a check against the power of the executive branch, the mayor. The council is responsible for approving the city budget; monitoring, creating, and abolishing city agencies; making land use decisions; and approving, amending, or rejecting other legislative proposals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Quincy Adams II</span> American politician (1833–1894)

John Quincy Adams II was an American politician who represented Quincy in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1866 to 1867, 1868 to 1869, 1871 to 1872, and from 1874 to 1875.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charles R. Train</span> Union Army officer

Charles Russell Train was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 1859 to 1863.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Henry Gordon Wells</span> American politician

Henry Gordon Wells was a lawyer and a Republican politician in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Benson Leavitt</span> American politician

Benson Leavitt was a Boston, Massachusetts, businessman, born in New Hampshire, who served as an Alderman of Boston, and later as acting mayor after the incumbent became incapacitated and died while in office.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elijah B. Stoddard</span> American politician

Elijah Brigham Stoddard was an attorney and politician who served in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature, as a member of the Massachusetts Executive Council and as the mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Harold Rosen (politician)</span> American politician (1906–1989)

Harold E. Rosen was an American politician from Dedham, Massachusetts. He served in local politics and then six terms in the Massachusetts House of Representatives as a Republican from 1957 to 1969.

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 1907 was held on Tuesday, December 10, and saw Republican nominee George A. Hibbard defeat Democratic incumbent John F. Fitzgerald as well as Independence League nominee John A. Coulthurst. Ahead of the general election, primary elections for each party had taken place on Thursday, November 14, 1907.

Frank A. Woodward was an American politician from Arizona. He served a single term in the Arizona State Senate during the 5th Arizona State Legislature, holding one of the two seats from Gila County. Originally from Massachusetts, he also lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota and West Superior, Wisconsin, where he was mayor, before moving to Arizona. Aside from his political career, he was engaged in the railroad and clothing industries, before becoming involved in the mining industry.

References

  1. Miller, MB (2018). Boston'S Banner Years: 1965–2015: A Saga of Black Success. Archway Publishing. ISBN   9781480862531.
  2. "Reports of Proceedings of the City Council of Boston for the Year Commencing January 2, 1905 and ending December 30, 1905". Municipal Printing Office. April 18, 1906. p. 172 via Google Books.
  3. "Andrew B. Lattimore Dead". The Boston Globe . 14 December 1907. p. 3. Retrieved 2 May 2021 via newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg