Fred Irvin Lamson (1910-1981) was an American politician who served as Mayor of
Malden, Massachusetts
Malden is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. At the time of the 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 66,263 people.
History
Malden, a hilly woodland area north of the Mystic River, was settled by Puritans in 1640 on la ...
and was a member of the
Massachusetts Senate.
Early life
Lamson was born on December 11, 1910, in
Stonington, Maine
Stonington is a town in Hancock County, Maine, Hancock County, Maine, United States. It's located on the southern portion of the Deer Isle (island), island of Deer Isle. The population was 1,056 at the 2020 census. It includes the villages of Bur ...
. He graduated from
Everett High School in
Everett, Massachusetts.
In 1934 he opened Lamson and Davis Hardware with his father-in-law.
Politics
Lamson served on the Malden Common Council from 1940 to 1941. He then served as an Alderman until 1943 when he unsuccessfully challenged incumbent John D. McCarthy for the mayoralty.
In 1944 he was elected to the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from 14 counties each divided into single-member ...
. The following year he once again lost to McCarthy in the mayors race.
In 1947 he defeated McCarthy 8720 votes to 8042.
He remained Mayor until 1957.
From 1953 to 1973, Lamson represented the 4th Middlesex District in the Massachusetts Senate. He was the Senate Minority Leader from 1959 to 1963.
From 1973 to 1979 he was the state's deputy commissioner of public safety.
Death
Lamson died on December 24, 1981, in Malden Hospital.
See also
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1945–1946 Massachusetts legislature
The 154th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1945 and 1946 during the governorship of Maurice J. Tobin. Arthur W. Coolidge served as president of the Senate ...
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1947–1948 Massachusetts legislature
The 155th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met from January 1, 1947, to June 18, 1948, during the Governor of Massachusetts, governorship of Robert F. Bradford, in ...
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1955–1956 Massachusetts legislature
The 159th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1955 and 1956 during the Governor of Massachusetts, governorship of Christian Herter. Richard I. Furbush served a ...
References
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1910 births
1981 deaths
Republican Party Massachusetts state senators
Mayors of Malden, Massachusetts
Republican Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Politicians from Everett, Massachusetts
20th-century American legislators
People from Stonington, Maine
20th-century Massachusetts politicians