List of mayors of Charlestown, Massachusetts
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The Mayor of Charlestown was the head of the municipal government in Charlestown, Massachusetts
. There was no Mayor of Charlestown until 1847 because up to that point Charlestown was still incorporated as a town. When Charlestown was annexed by the City of Boston the position was abolished.
This is a list of Mayor
s of Charlestown, Massachusetts
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Charlestown, Massachusetts
Charlestown is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and is located on a peninsula north of downtown Boston. Charlestown was originally a separate town and the first capital of the Massachusetts Bay Colony; it became a city in 1847 and was annexed by Boston on January 5, 1874...
. There was no Mayor of Charlestown until 1847 because up to that point Charlestown was still incorporated as a town. When Charlestown was annexed by the City of Boston the position was abolished.
This is a list of Mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
s of Charlestown, Massachusetts
Charlestown, Massachusetts
Charlestown is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and is located on a peninsula north of downtown Boston. Charlestown was originally a separate town and the first capital of the Massachusetts Bay Colony; it became a city in 1847 and was annexed by Boston on January 5, 1874...
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1st | George Washington Warren George Washington Warren George Washington Warren was a Massachusetts attorney, jurist, and politician who served as the first mayor of Charlestown, Massachusetts.-References:... |
1847–1850 | Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
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2nd | Richard Frothingham, Jr. Richard Frothingham, Jr. Richard Frothingham, Jr. was a Massachusetts historian, journalist, and politician. Frothingham was a proprietor and managing editor of The Boston Post... |
1851–1853 | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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3rd | James Adams James Adams (Massachusetts) James Adams was a Massachusetts politician who served as the third mayor of Charlestown, Massachusetts.-Early life:... |
1854-1854 | None | |
4th | Timothy T. Sawyer Timothy T. Sawyer Timothy Thompson Sawyer was a Massachusetts politician who served in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature, and as the fourth mayor of Charlestown, Massachusetts.-Early life:... |
1855–1857 | Citizens | |
5th | James Dana James Dana (Massachusetts) James Dana was a Massachusetts politician who served as the fifth mayor of Charlestown, Massachusetts.-Education:... |
1858–1860 | None | |
6th | Horace G. Hutchins Horace G. Hutchins Horace Green Hutchins was a Massachusetts politician who served as the seventh mayor of Charlestown, Massachusetts.-Early life and education:... |
1861-1861 | None | |
7th | Phineas J. Stone Phineas J. Stone Phineas Jones Stone was a Massachusetts politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives as a member of the Board of Selectmen for the Town of Charlestown, Massachusetts, as a member of and president of the Common Council and as the seventh mayor of the City of... |
1862–1864 | None | |
8th | Charles Robinson, Jr. Charles Robinson, Jr. Charles Robinson, Jr. was a Massachusetts politician who served as the eighth mayor of Charlestown, Massachusetts. Robinson was the brother of Massachusetts Governor George D. Robinson.-Early life:... |
1865–1866 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
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9th | Liverus Hull Liverus Hull Liverus Hull was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served as a member of the Boards of Aldermen of Charlestown and Boston, and as the ninth mayor of Charlestown, Massachusetts.-Notes:... |
1867–1868 | None | |
10th | Eugene L. Norton Eugene L. Norton Eugene L. Norton was a Massachusetts politician who served in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature, and as the tenth mayor of Charlestown, Massachusetts.-Notes:... |
1869-1869 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
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11th | William H. Kent William H. Kent William Henry Kent was a Massachusetts politician who served as a member of the Boston, Massachusetts, Board of Aldermen, the Charlestown, Massachusetts, Board of Aldermen, on the Charlestown, Massachusetts School Committee, and as the eleventh mayor of Charlestown, Massachusetts.-Family... |
1870–1873 | None | |
12th | Jonathan Stone Jonathan Stone Jonathan Stone was a Massachusetts politician who served on the Common Council, and as the twelfth and last mayor, of Charlestown, Massachusetts; and on the Revere, Massachusetts, Board of Selectmen.-Notes:... |
1873-1873 | None | |
See also
- Guide to the City of Charlestown records.
- List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts (Most current mayors).