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Jerome V. C. Smith
Jerome Van Crowninsfield Smith (July 20, 1800 – August 21, 1879) was an American physician, author and politician, serving as the fourteenth mayor of Boston, Massachusetts from 1854 to 1855.''Mayors of Boston: An Illustrated Epitome of who the Mayors Have Been and What they Have Done'', Boston: State Street Trust Company, 1914, pp. 23-25. Biography After attending public school in his home town of Conway, New Hampshire, Smith earned a medical degree from Brown University in 1818''Historical Catalogue of Brown University, 1764-1914,'' Providence, RI: Brown University, 1914."Obituary: Ex-Mayor J.V.C. Smith," ''Boston Evening Journal'', 21 August 1879, p. 2. and graduated from the medical department of Williams College in 1822. In the following year, he took a position in Pittsfield, Massachusetts as lecturer in anatomy at the newly established Berkshire Medical Institution (later, Berkshire Medical College).''Christian Register'' (Boston), 2 May 1823, p. 3. In that same year ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor Of Boston
The mayor of Boston is the head of the municipal government in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston has a mayor–council government. Boston's mayoral elections are nonpartisan (as are all municipal elections in Boston), and elect a mayor to a four-year term; there are no term limits. The mayor's office is in Boston City Hall, in Government Center. The current mayor of Boston is Michelle Wu. There are two living former mayors: Marty Walsh, who served from 2014 to 2021, and Raymond Flynn, who served from 1984 to 1993. The most recent mayor to die was Thomas Menino, on October 30, 2014. History Prior to 1822, there was no Mayor of Boston, because Boston was incorporated as a town. In Massachusetts, a town is typically governed by a town meeting, with a board of selectmen handling regular business. Boston was the first community in Massachusetts to receive a city charter, which was granted in 1822. Under the terms of the new charter, the mayor was elected annually. In June 1895, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |