1894 Boston mayoral election

Election in Massachusetts, United States January 2025 September 2023 1894 Boston mayoral election Boston Presidential no 1893 Boston mayoral election 1893 December 11, 1894 1895 Boston mayoral election 1895 Edwin Upton Curtis (1861–1922) (2).png Edwin Upton Curtis Republican Party (United States) 34,982 51.0% Mayor Nathan Matthews Jr. Democratic Party (United States) Edwin Upton Curtis Republican Party (United States) File:Francis Peabody Jr. (1854–1938).jpg Francis Peabody Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 32,425 47.3% Boston The 1894 Boston mayoral election occurred on Tuesday, December 11, 1894. Republican nominee Edwin Upton Curtis defeated Democratic nominee Francis Peabody Jr., and two other contenders, to win election as Mayor of Boston.https://www.proquest.com/docview/497994882 CURTIS ELECTED The Boston Globe 1 December 12, 1894 March 24, 2018 limited pqarchiver.com This was the last Boston mayoral election for a one-year term; the city charter was changed in June 1895,https://www.proquest.com/docview/498175747 CHARTER AMENDED The Boston Globe 1 June 2, 1895 March 13, 2018 limited pqarchiver.com increasing the mayoral term to two years. Curtis was inaugurated on Monday, January 7, 1895.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18579306/bostons_new_mayor/ Boston's New Mayor Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut 2 January 8, 1895 March 24, 2018 newspapers.com Candidates Edwin Upton Curtis (Republican), former City Clerk of Boston (1889–1890) Phinehas P. Field (Populist) Abijah Hall (Prohibition)https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18580384/boston_mayoralty_nominations/ Boston Mayoralty Nominations The New York Times 2 November 24, 1894 March 24, 2018 newspapers.com Francis Peabody Jr. (Democrat),https://www.proquest.com/docview/497973024 PEABODY LEADS UNITED PARTY The Boston Globe 1 November 17, 1894 March 24, 2018 limited pqarchiver.com attorneyhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/18580317/political_notes/ Political Notes The Salt Lake Herald Salt Lake City 4 November 20, 1894 March 24, 2018 newspapers.com Results CandidatesGeneral Electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=718118 Boston Mayor Race - Dec 11, 1894 ourcampaigns.com March 24, 2018 archive.orgVotes% R Edwin Upton Curtis 34,982 34982 68588 1 yes D Francis Peabody Jr. 32,425 32425 68588 1 yes P Phinehas P. Field 868 868 68588 1 yes PRO Abijah Hall 305 305 68588 1 yes all others 8 8 68588 1 yes See also List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts References 30em Further reading https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18579720/republican_mayor_for_boston/ Republican Mayor for Boston Chicago Tribune 1 December 12, 1894 March 24, 2018 newspapers.com External links Boston Mayor Race - Dec 11, 1894 at ourcampaigns.com 1894 Boston Boston mayoral Category:1890s in Boston Category:December 1894 in the United States