Boston mayoral election, 1894

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

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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

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Results

CandidatesGeneral Election [7]
Votes%
R Edwin Upton Curtis 34,98251.0%
DFrancis Peabody32,42547.3%
PPhinehas P. Field8681.3%
PROAbijah Hall3050.4%
all others80.0%

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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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