1865 Boston mayoral election
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The Boston mayoral election of 1865 saw Frederic W. Lincoln Jr. reelected to a seventh overall term.
Nomination
[edit]In late-November, Mayor Frederic W. Lincoln Jr. accepted renomination for the mayoralty.[2]
A week before the election, Nathaniel B. Shurtleff was unanimously nominated by the city's Democratic Party at its convention (held at Young's Hotel) after having been selected by the party's Committee of Conference as its recommended candidate. He was also nominated on the Citizens and Workingmen's tickets, the Citizens' convention (held at the Parker House) and Workingmen's Convention (held at the city's insolvency courtroom) both agreeing to nominate identical slates of candidates.[3]
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Frederic W. Lincoln Jr. (incumbent) | 5,806 | 61.10 | |
Democratic | Nathaniel B. Shurtleff | 3,690 | 38.83 | |
Others | Scattering | 6 | 0.06 | |
Total votes | 9,502 | 100 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown, 1847-1873 and of the Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822: Also of Various Other Town and Municipal Officers. City of Boston Printing Department. 1909. p. 53. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ "Mayor Lincoln's Acceptance". Boston Evening Transcript. November 24, 1865. Retrieved November 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Local Intelligence". Boston Evening Transcript. December 5, 1865. Retrieved November 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.