Hermon W. Pratt
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Hermon W. Pratt was a Massachusetts politician who served as the 21st Mayor of Chelsea, Massachusetts
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city council from 1884 to 1886, and on the Chelsea
Board of Alderman in 1887-88 and 1895-96.
. In the Chelsea Republican caucuses held on November 24, 1896, Pratt received the Republican nomination Mayor of Chelsea, beating Seth J. Littlefield by 214 Votes.
In December 1896 Pratt was elected Mayor of Chelsea
by a Plurality of 2,305 votes over John T Hadaway President of the Chelsea
Board of Aldermen. In November 1897 Pratt announced that he would not be a candidate for reelection.
, as a result of illness with which he was stricken on April 16, 1918.
Chelsea, Massachusetts
Chelsea is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States directly across the Mystic River from the city of Boston. It is the smallest city in Massachusetts in land area, and the 26th most densely populated incorporated place in the country.-History:...
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Chelsea City Council and Board of Aldermen
Pratt was on the ChelseaChelsea, Massachusetts
Chelsea is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States directly across the Mystic River from the city of Boston. It is the smallest city in Massachusetts in land area, and the 26th most densely populated incorporated place in the country.-History:...
city council from 1884 to 1886, and on the Chelsea
Chelsea, Massachusetts
Chelsea is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States directly across the Mystic River from the city of Boston. It is the smallest city in Massachusetts in land area, and the 26th most densely populated incorporated place in the country.-History:...
Board of Alderman in 1887-88 and 1895-96.
Election as Mayor of Chelsea
In 1896 Pratt ran for Mayor of Chelsea, MassachusettsChelsea, Massachusetts
Chelsea is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States directly across the Mystic River from the city of Boston. It is the smallest city in Massachusetts in land area, and the 26th most densely populated incorporated place in the country.-History:...
. In the Chelsea Republican caucuses held on November 24, 1896, Pratt received the Republican nomination Mayor of Chelsea, beating Seth J. Littlefield by 214 Votes.
In December 1896 Pratt was elected Mayor of Chelsea
Chelsea, Massachusetts
Chelsea is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States directly across the Mystic River from the city of Boston. It is the smallest city in Massachusetts in land area, and the 26th most densely populated incorporated place in the country.-History:...
by a Plurality of 2,305 votes over John T Hadaway President of the Chelsea
Chelsea, Massachusetts
Chelsea is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States directly across the Mystic River from the city of Boston. It is the smallest city in Massachusetts in land area, and the 26th most densely populated incorporated place in the country.-History:...
Board of Aldermen. In November 1897 Pratt announced that he would not be a candidate for reelection.
Chelsea Board of Trade
After he was mayor Pratt served as the President of the Chelsea Board of Trade.Death
Pratt died May 2, 1918 at Whidden Hospital, Everett, MassachusettsEverett, Massachusetts
Everett is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, near Boston. The population was 41,667 at the 2010 census.Everett is the last city in the United States with a bicameral legislature, which is composed of a seven-member Board of Aldermen and an 18-member Common Council...
, as a result of illness with which he was stricken on April 16, 1918.