James A. Pinney
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James Alonzo Pinney (September 29, 1835 – February 4, 1914) served as
mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...
of Boise,
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(later Boise,
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) in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He is the only person in the city's history to serve as mayor three nonconsecutive times and win election as mayor five times. Pinney was Boise mayor when Idaho Territory became the U.S. state of Idaho in July 1890. Pinney was passionate about the arts. In his lifetime he owned a bookstore and two theaters. His first theater, The Columbia Theater, was founded in 1882. When The Columbia was torn down in 1908, Pinney replaced it with a five-story theater dubbed The Pinney Theater.


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Mayors of Boise - Past and PresentIdaho State Historical Society Reference Series, Corrected List of Mayors, 1867-1996
1835 births 1914 deaths People from Idaho Territory 20th-century mayors of places in Idaho Mayors of Boise, Idaho 19th-century American politicians {{Idaho-mayor-stub