1874 Boston mayoral election

Election in Massachusetts, United States January 2025 September 2023 1874 Boston mayoral election Presidential no 1873 Boston mayoral election 1873 December 15, 1874 1875 Boston mayoral election 1875 Samuel C. Cobb 5210004 015 023 (3x4).jpg Samuel C. Cobb Independent politician Democratic Republican 17,874 95.43% Francis B. Hayes 1 (a).jpg Francis B. Hayes People's Reform 835 4.46% D3D3D3 Mayor Samuel C. Cobb Independent politician Samuel C. Cobb Independent politician Boston The Boston mayoral election of 1874 saw the re-election of Samuel C. Cobb. Nominations Incumbent mayor Samuel C. Cobb (politically Nonpartisan) was disliked by many in the political establishment, but was highly popular with the Boston public. Heeding public support for Cobb, both the Democratic and Republican party organizations nominated Cobb on their tickets for the election, as they both had done in the previous election.Winthrop R. C. Winsor Justin Green Samuel A. Bugbee James M. February Meeting, 1892. Results of Cartier's Explorations; Gifts to the Society; Memoir of Hon. Samuel Crocker Cobb. https://www.jstor.org/stable/25079731 Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society 30 April 2024 296–330 1891 The People's Reform Party nominated Francis B. Hayes, a well known figure and advocate for government reform. However, Hayes did not want to be nominated for office.The Boston Daily Globe https://www.newspapers.com/image/428237056 Newspapers.com subscription The Boston Globe 1 May 2024 en December 7, 1874 Results 1874 Boston mayoral election 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 1909 City of Boston Printing Department 54, 259 https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=n_BMAAAAMAAJ&pg=GBS.PA54 7 April 2023 en Independent politician Samuel C. Cobb (incumbent) 17,874 95.43 People's Reform Francis B. Hayes 835 4.46 Others Scattering 22 0.12 18,731 See also List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts References 30em Category:Mayoral elections in Boston Boston Boston mayoral Category:19th century in Boston Category:December 1874 in the United States