George H. Newhall was a Massachusetts

Massachusetts

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 politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives

Massachusetts House of Representatives

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, as a member of the Board of Aldermen and a member and President of the Common Council of Lynn, Massachusetts

Lynn, Massachusetts

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 and the as the thirty fifth Mayor of Lynn

Lynn, Massachusetts

Lynn is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 89,050 at the 2000 census. An old industrial center, Lynn is home to Lynn Beach and Lynn Heritage State Park and is about north of downtown Boston.-17th century:...

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Newhall was born in Lynn, Massachusetts on October 24, 1850. Newhall attended Wesleyan Academy in Wilbraham, Massachusetts

Wilbraham, Massachusetts

Wilbraham is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. It is also a suburb of the City of Springfield, Massachusetts and part of the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 14,868 at the 2010 census...

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Business career

Newhall was involved in the manufacture of Shoes. He later became involved in the real estate and insurance business. He was also the President of the Lynn City Street Railway Company.

Political career

Newhall was a member of the Lynn Common Council in 1886 to 1887, he was the President of the Common Council in 1887. From 1889 to 1890 and again from 1904 to 1905 he was a member of the Lynn Board of Aldermen.

From 1913 to 1917 Newhall was the Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts.