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1836 Boston mayoral election
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1836 Boston mayoral election Presidential no 1835 Boston mayoral election 1835 December 12, 1836 1837 Boston mayoral election 1837 Samuel A. Eliot 5210004 015 007 (3x4a).jpg Samuel Atkins Eliot Whig Party (United States) 3,238 56.98% 3x4.svg John W. James Democratic Party (United States) 1,667 29.33% Mayor Samuel Turell Armstrong Whig Party (United States) Samuel Atkins Eliot Whig Party (United States)
Boston
The 1836 Boston mayoral election saw the election of Whig Party nominee Samuel Atkins Eliot. It was held on December 12, 1836. Incumbent Samuel T. Armstrong was not a nominee for reelection.
Campaign
Eliot was the Whig Party nominee.Boston Municipal Election https://www.newspapers.com/image/39643870 subscription Newspapers.com The Evening Post 19 April 2023 en December 15, 1836Summary https://www.newspapers.com/image/233725749 subscription Newspapers.com Hartford Courant 19 April 2023 en December 17, 1836 John W. James was the Democratic Party nominee.City Election—Democratic Nominations https://www.newspapers.com/image/56433107 subscription Newspapers.com Boston Post 19 April 2023 en
In the coinciding municipal elections, all Whig Party nominees for Boston Board of Aldermen were elected.
Results
1836 Boston mayoral electionA 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 1909 City of Boston Printing Department 50 https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=n_BMAAAAMAAJ&pg=GBS.PA50 7 April 2023 en
Whig Party (United States) Samuel Atkins Eliot 3,238 56.98
Democratic Party (United States) John W. James 1,667 29.33
Scattering Other 778 13.69
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See also
List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts
References
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