1850 Boston mayoral election

Election in Massachusetts, United States January 2025 September 2023 1850 Boston mayoral election Presidential no 1849 Boston mayoral election 1849 December 9, 1850 1851 Boston mayoral election 1851 John P. Bigelow 5210004 015 012 (3x4).jpg John P. Bigelow Whig Party (United States) 5,473 63.45% PORTRAIT OF THOMAS COFFIN AMORY (1767-1812), AFTER GILBERT STUART (1).jpg Charles Coffin Amory Sr. Independent Whig 1,169 13.55% Charles B. Goodrich Democratic Party (United States) 1,094 12.68% Benjamin B. Mussey Free Soil Party 882 9.53% Mayor John P. Bigelow Whig Party (United States) John P. Bigelow Whig Party (United States) Boston The 1850 Boston mayoral election saw the reelection of incumbent Whig mayor John P. Bigelow to a third consecutive term. It was held on December 9, 1850. Candidates Charles Coffin Amory Sr. (independent Whig), alderman John P. Bigelow (Whig),Our Boson Correspondence https://www.newspapers.com/image/466628985 subscription Newspapers.com New York Daily Heald 10 April 2023 en December 17, 1850 incumbent mayor Charles B. Goodrich (Democratic Party),City Election. https://www.newspapers.com/image/34607111 subscription Newspapers.com The Liberator 10 April 2023 en December 13, 1850 Democratic nominee for mayor in 1846 and 1847 Benjamin B. Mussey (Free Soil) Incumbent mayor John P. Bigelow was renominated by the city's Whig Party. However, some leading Boston Whigs did not approve of Bigelow's renomination and instead wanted to field a candidate from the city's West End. At the last-minute ahead of the election, 400 individuals signed nominating papers for Charles Coffin Amory to run as an independent Whig candidate. Campaign Backers of Amory's last-minute candidacy of made last-minute accusations against Bigelow, painting him as lacking the "dignity" to hold his office. These accusations were levied so close to the election that there was effectively no time left for Bigelow to retort them. They also accused Bigelow of having designs of seeking the state's governorship in November 1851's gubernatorial election. Results 1850 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 52 https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=n_BMAAAAMAAJ&pg=GBS.PA52 7 April 2023 en Whig Party (United States) John P. Bigelow (incumbent) 5473 63.45 Independent Whig Charles Coffin Amory Sr. 1,169 13.55 Democratic Party (United States) Charles B. Goodrich 1094 12.68 Free Soil Party Benjamin B. Mussey 822 9.53 Scattering Other 68 0.08 8626 100 See also List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts References 30em Category:Mayoral elections in Boston Boston Boston mayoral Category:19th century in Boston Boston mayoral election