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List Of Mayors Of Roxbury, Massachusetts
The Mayor of Roxbury was the head of the municipal government in Roxbury, Massachusetts. There was no Mayor of Roxbury until 1846 because up to that point Roxbury was still incorporated as a town. When Roxbury was annexed by the City of Boston in 1868, the position was abolished. List of mayors {, class=wikitable style="text-align:center" ! !! Image !! Mayor !! Term !! Party , - , 1 , , John Jones Clarke , 1846 , None , - , 2 , , Henry A. S. Dearborn , 1847–1851 , None , - , 3 , , Samuel Walker , 1851–1853 , None , - , 4 , , Linus Bacon Comins , 1854 , , American Party , - , 5 , , James Ritchie , 1855–1855 , None , - , 6 , , John Sherburne Sleeper , 1856–1858 , None , - , 7 , , Theodore Otis , 1859–1860 , None , - , 8 , , William Gaston , 1861–1862 , {{Party shading/Democratic , Democratic , - , 9 , , George Lewis , January 5, 1863 – January 5, 1868 , None , - See also *List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts The mayor of Boston is the head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roxbury, Massachusetts
Roxbury () is a Neighborhoods in Boston, neighborhood within the City of Boston, Massachusetts. Roxbury is a Municipal annexation in the United States, dissolved municipality and one of 23 official neighborhoods of Boston used by the city for neighborhood services coordination. The city states that Roxbury serves as the "heart of Black culture in Boston."Roxbury " City of Boston. Retrieved on May 2, 2009. Roxbury was one of the first towns founded in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630, and became a city in 1846 before being annexed to Boston on January 5, 1868.Roxbury History . Part of Roxbury had become the town of West Roxbury on May 24, 1851, and additional land in Roxbur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Jones Clarke
John Jones Clarke (February 24, 1803 – November 25, 1887) was an American politician, who served in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature and as the first Mayor of Roxbury, Massachusetts Roxbury () is a neighborhood within the City of Boston, Massachusetts. Roxbury is a dissolved municipality and one of 23 official neighborhoods of Boston used by the city for neighborhood services coordination. The city states that Roxbury se ... in 1846. References *''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'', Boston, MA: City of Boston Printing Department, 1909, p. 327. * ''History of the First Church in Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1630-1904'' By Walter Eliot Thwing (1908). * ''The Memorial History of Boston: Including Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 1630-1880.'' Justin Winsor (1881). Notes 1803 births 1887 deaths Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry A
Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) *Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal, Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portugal (father of Portugal's first king) ** Prince Henry the Navigator, Infante of Portugal ** Infante Henrique, Duke of Coimbra (born 1949), the sixth in line to Portuguese throne * King of Germany **Henry the Fowler (876–936), first king of Germany * King of Scots (in name, at least) ** Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545/6–1567), consort of Mary, queen of Scots ** Henry Benedict Stuart, the 'Cardinal Duke of York', brother of Bonnie Prince Charlie, who was hailed by Jacobites as Henry IX * Four kings of Castile: **Henry I of Castile **Henry II of Castile **Henry III of Castile **Henry IV of Castile * Five kings of France, spelt ''Henri'' in Modern French since the Renaissance to italianize the name and to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn
Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn (March 3, 1783July 29, 1851) was an American soldier, lawyer, author, and statesman. Dearborn was the first President of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, a member of the Society of the Cincinnati, and the author of many books. Biography Early life Dearborn was the son of Secretary of War and Major General Henry Dearborn by his second wife and named for his father's friend, Alexander Scammell. Dearborn was married to Hannah Swett Lee, daughter of Colonel William Raymond Lee (1745–1824) of Massachusetts. Dearborn attended the common schools; attended Williams College for two years; and graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1803. Early career Dearborn studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in Salem, Massachusetts and Portland (then part of Massachusetts's District of Maine). In 1808 he oversaw the construction of Fort Preble and Fort Scammel in the harbor defenses of Portland. During the War of 1812 he comma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Walker (Massachusetts Politician)
Samuel Walker (October 9, 1793 – December 11, 1860) was an American politician, who served as the third Mayor of Roxbury, Massachusetts from 1851 to 1853. Walker was also the fifth President of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society The Massachusetts Horticultural Society, sometimes abbreviated to MassHort, is an American horticultural society based in Massachusetts. It describes itself as the oldest formally organized horticultural institution in the United States. In its m .... References * Forbes, Abner: The rich men of Massachusetts'' p. 180. Edition: 2 - (1851). Notes * ''The Memorial History of Boston: Including Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 1630-1880.'' Justin Winsor (1881). External links 1793 births 1860 deaths Mayors of Roxbury, Massachusetts 19th-century American politicians {{Massachusetts-mayor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linus B
Linus, a male given name, is the Latin form of the Greek name ''Linos''. It's a common given name in Sweden. The origin of the name is unknown although the name appears in antiquity both as a musician who taught Apollo and as a son of Apollo who died in infancy. People * Linus (Argive), son of Apollo and Psamathe in Greek mythology * Linus of Hollywood (Linus Dotson, born 1973), American musical artist *Linus of Thrace, musician and master of eloquent speech in Greek mythology *Pope Linus (died c. 76), the second Bishop of Rome and Pope of the Catholic Church * Linus Arnesson (born 1994), Swedish ice hockey player * Linus Bylund (born 1978), Swedish politician *Linus B. Comins (1817–1892), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts in 1857–59 * Linus Diaz (born 1933), Sri Lankan long-distance runner *Linus Eklöf (born 1989), Swedish motorcycle speedway rider * Linus Eklöw (better known by his stage name Style of Eye) (born 1979), Swedish DJ, producer, and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Know Nothing
The Know Nothing party was a nativist political party and movement in the United States in the mid-1850s. The party was officially known as the "Native American Party" prior to 1855 and thereafter, it was simply known as the "American Party". Members of the movement were required to say "I know nothing" whenever they were asked about its specifics by outsiders, providing the group with its colloquial name. Supporters of the Know Nothing movement believed that an alleged " Romanist" conspiracy by Catholics to subvert civil and religious liberty in the United States was being hatched. Therefore, they sought to politically organize native-born Protestants in defense of their traditional religious and political values. The Know Nothing movement is remembered for this theme because Protestants feared that Catholic priests and bishops would control a large bloc of voters. In most places, the ideology and influence of the Know Nothing movement lasted only one or two years before it d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Ritchie (Massachusetts Politician)
James Ritchie (May 12, 1815 - March 16, 1873) was an American teacher and politician, who served as the fifth Mayor of Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1855, and as a member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council. Death Ritchie drowned in the sinking of the steamboat ''Grace Darling'' off Duxbury, Massachusetts Duxbury (alternative older spelling: "Duxborough") is a historic seaside town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. A suburb located on the South Shore (Massachusetts), South Shore approximately to t .... His body was never found. References Bibliography * ''History of the First Church in Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1630-1904'' By Walter Eliot Thwing (1908). * ''Memorials of the Class of 1835, Harvard University: Prepared on Behalf of the Class Secretary'' by Harvard College Class of 1835 (1886). * ''The Memorial History of Boston: Including Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 1630-1880.'' Justin Winsor (1881). External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Sherburne Sleeper
John Sherburne Sleeper (1794–1878) was an American sailor, ship master, novelist (who used the pseudonym of Hawser Martingale), journalist and politician. Life at sea Sleeper spent 22 years in the merchant marine service shipping out of the port of Boston as a sailor, officer and shipmaster. Journalism career Sleeper was the publisher and editor of the Exeter, New Hampshire,'' News-Letter'', editor and proprietor of ''The Lowell Daily Journal'' and editor and part proprietor of '' The Boston Mercantile Journal''. later ''The Boston Journal'' Sleeper purchased ''The Lowell Daily Journal'' on May 15, 1833 and ran the paper in partnership with H. Hastings Weld, however the partnership lasted only a few months resulting in financial distress for Mr. Weld and Sleeper's moving on to work for '' The Boston Mercantile Journal.'' Sleeper was the editor of '' The Boston Mercantile Journal'', later ''The Boston Journal'' from 1834 to 1854. Public service career Sleeper served as a mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodore Otis
Theodore Otis (December 15, 1810 – July 11, 1873) was an American politician, who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the seventh Mayor of Roxbury, Massachusetts Roxbury () is a Neighborhoods in Boston, neighborhood within the City of Boston, Massachusetts. Roxbury is a Municipal annexation in the United States, dissolved municipality and one of 23 official neighborhoods of Boston used by the city for n ... from 1859 to 1860. References Bibliography * ''The Memorial History of Boston: Including Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 1630-1880.'' Justin Winsor (1881) p. 212. * ''Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court'' (1865) p. 844. * ''A Manual for the Use of the General Court'' by Stephen Nye Gifford (1864). Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Union College (New York) alumni Mayors of Roxbury, Massachusetts Massachusetts Free Soilers 1810 births 1873 deaths {{Massachusetts-MARepresentative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gaston (Massachusetts Politician)
William Gaston (October 3, 1820 – January 19, 1894) was a lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. A Democrat, he was the first member of that party to serve as Governor of Massachusetts (1875–1876) after the American Civil War. He was a successful trial lawyer and politically conservative Democrat, who won election as governor after his opponent, Thomas Talbot, vetoed legislation to relax alcohol controls. Born in Connecticut, Gaston was educated at Brown University, where he helped establish the second chapter of Delta Phi in 1838. Gaston launched a successful law practice in Roxbury before becoming involved in local politics. In the 1860s, he served as mayor of Roxbury, and afterward promoted its annexation to Boston (completed in 1868). He then later served as Boston mayor, during a period which included the Great Boston Fire of 1872. Early years William Gaston was born on October 3, 1820 in Killingly, Connecticut.McFarland, p. 782 His father, Alexander Gaston, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
